Digital Dictionary



The pictographic symbols used are the property of the Government of Aragón and have been created by Sergio Palao for ARASAAC (http://www.arasaac.org), that distributes them under Creative Commons License BY-NC-SA.

*Some of the pictographic symbols are used as it is and some of them have been modified based on the context. 

 

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GENERAL TERMS

Fire Extinguisher

A device containing material that can stop a fire from burning.


Entry link: Fire Extinguisher

Red Crescent / Red Cross

An international organization that takes care of people in danger.





Entry link: Red Crescent / Red Cross

Elevators

A device that moves up and down, carrying people from one floor of a building to another.


Entry link: Elevators

Evacuation

To move people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe.

Entry link: Evacuation

Helicopter Rescue

An helicopter dedicated to securing somebody.


Entry link: Helicopter Rescue

Emergency Service


Urgent care department for first treatment at the hospital.


Entry link: Emergency Service

Emergency Call

Phone call made by a person to ask for help during emergency situations.


Entry link: Emergency Call

Emergency Exit

A door that opens outwards  to use for escaping in case of danger.


Entry link: Emergency Exit

Puddle

A puddle or stream of water on dry surfaces.


Entry link: Puddle

Fog

A weather condition in which very small drops of water are close to the land, making it difficult to see.


Entry link: Fog

Muster Area

A place where everyone in an area is ordered to go in case of emergency or danger.


Entry link: Muster Area

Disaster

Natural events such as earthquakes, fires and floods that damage people, animals and buildings are called disasters.


Entry link: Disaster

Fire Extinguisher Cabinet

Cabinet with fire hose, sprinkler and faucet.


Entry link: Fire Extinguisher Cabinet

Cellar

The floor below the ground floor of a building.


Entry link: Cellar

First Aid Kit

A box or bag that contains basic medical equipment.



Entry link: First Aid Kit

Temporary Shelter

Public buildings, guesthouses, sports halls, social facilities, schools, large tents, etc., set up in order to provide temporary housing for victims of disasters.


Entry link: Temporary Shelter

Fire Stairway

A staircase for leaving a building in case of a fire or emergency.


Entry link: Fire Stairway

First Aid

Emergency action undertaken until the health personnel who will provide medical assistance arrives.




Entry link: First Aid

Wounded

A person that is injured, for example with a cut or a hole in the skin.


Entry link: Wounded

Debris

Remains of collapsed buildings and goods.


Entry link: Debris

Disaster Relief Tent

Short-term emergency shelter, which is sent right after disasters or emergencies.


Entry link: Disaster Relief Tent

Bunker

A place where you can get protection from danger.


Entry link: Bunker

Rescue

Securing someone from a dangerous situation.


Entry link: Rescue

Flashlight

A small light you can carry around.


Entry link: Flashlight

Building Collapse

When a building falls down due to pressure or lack of support.


Entry link: Building Collapse

The High Point

A place that is above everything else in the area, where you could be safe in case of floods.


Entry link: The High Point

Drill

Action to test the adequacy of the procedures to be taken in case of emergency or danger.


Entry link: Drill

Disaster Victim

People affected by disaster are called disaster victims.


Entry link: Disaster Victim

Whistle

An object that you blow through in order to make a loud sound.


Entry link: Whistle

Disaster and Emergency Supply Bag

Bag containing emergency items and documents to be used during and after the disaster.


Entry link: Disaster and Emergency Supply Bag

PROPER ACTIONS

Scream For Help

Screaming for help from someone in a dangerous situation.


Entry link: Scream For Help

Go To Muster Area

Seeking a safe place to avoid a dangerous situation (search for safe place)


Entry link: Go To Muster Area

Ask someone for help

Go to a person who can help to avoid a dangerous situation.


Entry link: Ask someone for help

Do Not Use Lift

Do not use the machine used to go up or down in buildings in dangerous situations.


Entry link: Do Not Use Lift

Do Not Inhale Smoke

Do not breathe the gray or black gas produced when something is burned.


Entry link: Do Not Inhale Smoke

Stay Away From Buildings

Staying away from buildings for protection during and after an earthquake.


Entry link: Stay Away From Buildings

Send Message

Sending a help message via phone to a person who is not with you.


Entry link: Send Message

Drop-Cover-Hold


For protection during earthquake 
(1) Drop down onto hands and knees, 
(2) Cover head and neck, 
(3) Hold on to shelter.
 

Entry link: Drop-Cover-Hold

Run! Hurry Up!

To run, to hurry up to get out of a dangerous situation.


Entry link: Run! Hurry Up!

To Extinguish

Stop the burning of.


Entry link: To Extinguish

Whistle For Help

Make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, especially through the lips, or through a special device held to the lips.


Entry link: Whistle For Help

Go To A Reliable Person

Going to an adult for protection from a dangerous situation(Go to an adult)


Entry link: Go To A Reliable Person

RELIABLE BUILDINGS

Hospital

A health institution that provides outpatient or inpatient health services to sick and injured people.


Entry link: Hospital

Police Station

Buildings and facilities where police officers work


Entry link: Police Station

Fire Department

Fire extinguishing process and the general name given to the organization performing this process


Entry link: Fire Department

AFAD

The place where men and women work in uniforms that help people when disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods occur in Türkiye.


Entry link: AFAD

RELIABLE STAFF

Disaster Response Team

A group of specially trained people wearing uniforms who help people in disasters such as earthquakes, floods, storms, and fires.


Entry link: Disaster Response Team

Medical Staff

Men and women in white coats who prescribe medicine, dress and operate to heal us when we are sick or injured


Entry link: Medical Staff

Police

Men and women wearing blue and black uniforms protecting people's belongings, cars, homes and themselves


Entry link: Police

Rescue Dog

Dog trained to find or rescue people or objects


Entry link: Rescue Dog

Firefighter

Men and women wearing red uniforms who are tasked with putting out fires in and around our home


Entry link: Firefighter

Soldier

Men and women wearing blue, green or white uniforms with markings on their arms and shoulders, protecting our country in the air, on land and at sea.


Entry link: Soldier

RELIABLE TOOLS

Helicopter

Rotary-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing from the ground


Entry link: Helicopter

Ambulance

Specially equipped vehicles for transporting the sick or injured between hospitals or for the purpose of transporting them to the hospital





Entry link: Ambulance

Police Car

White vehicles with blue inscriptions used by the police

Entry link: Police Car

Fire Truck

Cars and trucks used by firefighters to extinguish fires and carry firefighters' belongings


Entry link: Fire Truck

WARNING SIGNS

Electrical Hazard

Warning sign against electrical hazard.


Entry link: Electrical Hazard

Fire Danger

Warning sign against fire danger.

 

Entry link: Fire Danger

Siren

Loud sounding device used by police, ambulances and firefighters


Entry link: Siren

Warning

Warning sign against dangers.

Entry link: Warning

Fire Bell

Alarm bell to be used to warn people if there is a fire in the building we are in


Entry link: Fire Bell

EMERGENCIES

Explosion

Dispersal of a place with a great noise.


Entry link: Explosion

Being Lost

Not knowing where we are.


Entry link: Being Lost

Car Accident

An event that happens by chance, especially a harmful one.


Entry link: Car Accident

Poisoning

Something we eat, drink or smell makes us sick.


Entry link: Poisoning

Drowning

Fainting, dying from not being able to breathe underwater.


Entry link: Drowning

DISASTERS

Landslide

The falling of earth down a steep slope.


Entry link: Landslide

Avalanche

The sudden rush of a large amount of snow, ice, or rocks down a mountain

Entry link: Avalanche

Rock Fall

The falling of rocks down a somewhere.


Entry link: Rock Fall

Storm

Very strong wind that brings rain and lightning from the sky.


Entry link: Storm

Flood

Flooding of water on land that is not normally underwater.


Entry link: Flood

Earthquake

A shaking or other movement of part of the earth's surface.


Entry link: Earthquake

Fire

Great fires that give to the place where we live.


Entry link: Fire

Forest Fire

The great fire that destroys the forests.

 

Entry link: Forest Fire

Tsunami

Big wave formed by the shaking in the sea and damaging the place we live in.



Entry link: Tsunami

Lightning Strike

Noisy electricity falling down from the clouds in the sky.


Entry link: Lightning Strike

Volcanic Eruption

Big fires bursting out under the mountains.


Entry link: Volcanic Eruption


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