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Review
. 2001 Dec;5(6):312-4.
doi: 10.1186/cc1058. Epub 2001 Nov 6.

The World Trade Center attack. Similarities to the 1988 earthquake in Armenia: time to teach the public life-supporting first aid?

D Crippen  1
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The World Trade Center attack. Similarities to the 1988 earthquake in Armenia: time to teach the public life-supporting first aid?

D Crippen. Crit Care. 2001 Dec.

Abstract

On 7 December 1988, a severe earthquake hit in Armenia, a former republic of the Soviet Union (USSR); on 11 September 2001, a manmade attack of similar impact hit New York City. These events share similar implications for the role of the uninjured survivor. With basic training, the uninjured survivors could save lives without tools or resuscitation equipment. This article makes the case for teaching life-supporting first aid to the public in the hope that one day, should another such incident occur, they would be able to preserve injured victims until formal rescue occurs.

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The earthquake in Armenia, near its capital Yerevan, killed 25,000 people, injured 19,000 and rendered 540,000 homeless. Reproduced with permission from UNEP GRID-Arendal/The Times Atlas of the World.
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