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- Title
Potential technique for improving the survival of victims of tsunamis.
- Authors
Kurisu, Akane; Suga, Hisami; Prochazka, Zdenek; Suzuki, Kojiro; Oguri, Kazumasa; Inoue, Tetsunori
- Abstract
We investigated a method for surviving tsunamis that involved the use of personal flotation devices (PFDs). In our work, we succeeded in numerically demonstrating that the heads of all the dummies wearing PFDs remained on the surface and were not dragged underwater after the artificial tsunami wave hit them. In contrast, the heads of all the dummies not wearing PFDs were drawn underwater immediately; these dummies were subsequently entrapped in a vortex. The results of our series of experiments are important as a first step to preventing the tragedies caused by tsunamis.
- Subjects
TSUNAMIS; SURVIVAL at sea; LIFE preservers (Safety equipment); MANNEQUINS (Figures); EMERGENCY management
- Publication
PLoS ONE, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 5, p1
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0197498