Instead the study, which used CCTV footage from Christchurch Hospital's emergency department, found people often tried to help others around them. Canterbury University disaster management professor Thomas Wilson said some people took heroic action to try to protect others, especially children or injured patients. "Some acts we saw were extremely selfless, like people covering patients with their own bodies," he said. That could help them shape future advice, as well as things like the design of buildings. But Dr Wilson said they were looking into doing similar work using footage from the North Canterbury earthquake in November.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 12, 2017 23:33 UTC