Chiu Wen-Ta, Arnold Jeffrey, Shih Yaw-Tang, Hsiung Kuang-Hua, Chi Hsueh-Yun, Chiu Chia-Huei, Tsai Wan-Chen, Huang William C
Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.
Disasters. 2002 Mar;26(1):85-94. doi: 10.1111/1467-7717.00193.
On 21 September 1999, the Ji Ji earthquake killed 2,347 people. In the immediate aftermath the international community, mobilised rapidly and sent urban search-and-rescue (US&R) teams to the scene. This paper will present an annotated survey of the expertise and standard of equipment of international US&R teams following that earthquake which could serve as a blueprint for the establishment of US&R teams elsewhere at risk from earthquakes.
