developing an empirical fatality model to implement in rapid loss assessment system of iran easrthquake’s (raise)

Estimating fatalities and injuries after an earthquake is a basis of emergency response planning. this provides valuable information for medical groups and agencies for capacity buildings before an earthquake and to dispatch medical teams to the most affected regions aftermath of an earthquake. there are many examples of destructive earthquakes in iran that lack of sufficient medical services multiplied the death toll. as a case in point, in 2003 bam, iran earthquake (mw 6.6), the central government authorities were not aware of the number of casualties till several hours after the event. this issue caused delay in providing appropriate services to the injured or burial of corps (so and spencer, 2013).