Citation

Kurisu A, Suga H, Prochazka Z, Suzuki K, Oguri K, Inoue T. PLoS One 2018; 13(5): e0197498.

Affiliation

Marine Information and Tsunami Department, Port and Airport Research Institute, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0197498

PMID

29791490

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.

Keywords: Drowning; Drowning prevention

Language: en