加州学生学习急救与应急技能.pdfVIP

Californiastudentslearnfirstaidskills

TomBakerteachesmathematicsandmeteorologyatMoorparkHigh

SchooloutsideLosAnge.Healsoteachesemergencypreparationsina

coursecalledRadioAmateursinDisasterOperations.Studentsstudyfor

theiramateurradiolicense.

TakeoutyourMorsecodesheets,everyone,hesaystothestudents.

Theyalsolearndisastertriageandfirst-aidtechniques,taughtbya

captainfromthelocalfiredepartment.

BakersaysthesonsofHurricaneKatrina,whichstruckNewOrleans

andtheGulfCoastayear-and-a-halfago,showthatpeoplemaybeontheir

ownafteradisaster.

Youhavegottohavewater,youhavegottohaveelectricity,someform

ofagenerator,someformoffoodormedicines,orwhateveritis,he

notes.Andyouhavegottodothatallonyourownforatleast72hours.

Thereisnoumbrellaofprotectionwaitingforus.Weareonourown.

StudentBrandonSullivannstobecomeanemergencymedical

technician.

Andjusthelpmycommunity,ifanythingbadhappens,allthesebirdflus

andstuff,terrorism,andIjustdonotwanttofeelIcannotdoanything

aboutit,hesays.

StudentChrisDarabisayspreparationisessentialhereinCalifornia.

Itisanareawithahighprobabilityforearthquakes,soIjustwanttobe

加州学生学习急救技能

汤姆·贝克在洛杉矶郊外的穆尔帕克高中教授数学和气象学。他还在

行动中的业余无线好者课程中教授应急准备工作。学生们

正在学习业余无线电执照。

“大家拿出的莫尔斯电码表，”他对学生们说。

他们还学习由当地消防部门的队长教授的分类和急救技术。

贝克说，一年半前新奥尔良和墨西哥湾沿岸的卡特里娜飓风的

教训表明，人们在后可能只能靠自己。

“你必须有水，你必须有电，某种形式的发电机，某种形式的食物

或药品，或者任何东西，”他。“而且你必须自己完成这一切

至少72小时。没有保护伞在等着我们。我们只能靠自己了。”学生

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