Volunteer patients being treated during earthquake disaster drill in Long Beach, Calif., 1973

Item Overview

Title: Volunteer patients being treated during earthquake disaster drill in Long Beach, Calif., 1973
Photographer: Ruhlow, Jerry
Date Created: February 28, 1973
Date: 1973-02-28
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Caption: JUST PRACTICE--"Earthquake victims" are checked for "injuries" at the Cal State, Long Beach, football field during city's third annual "Medex" disaster drill. The victims were given simulated first aid and evacuated to 10 area hospitals. The total evacuation required 50 minutes.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 photograph
Dimensions: 35 mm.
Medium: b&w negative

Keywords

Genre: news photographs
Location: Long Beach (Calif.)
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Emergency management--California--Los Angeles County
Disaster
Emergency medical personnel--California--Los Angeles County
Disaster relief--Study and teaching
Earthquakes--California--Safety measures

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Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b711_274045
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002p4x1
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