! Study behavioral factors related to death and injury in earthquakes. Only by developing reliable data on the location of injured and noninjured people can disaster officials offer building occupants sound advice as to the best actions to take in order to reduce their likelihood of death or injury.

! Gather data that will allow us to predict what types of injuries to expect when an earthquake occurs given a knowledge of building design, local soil conditions, earthquake intensity, population density, etc. (95). This information is essential both for rapidly assessing the magnitude of the problem and for anticipating rescue and health and medical service demands following a major earthquake (e.g., predicting the amount of supplies and number of personnel needed) (136).