With disasters, death is inevitable. You probably heard from friends or have witnessed yourselves tragedy caused by the ones mentioned above. Grief strikes to someone when these awful scenarios happen to them not once but twice or even thrice in his life. We call it accidents; some may be accidental or really out of control by the hand of man and others are simply planned. We should always be alert of the possible danger that we might experience when we are in the situation ourselves whether they are planned or not. Man had the instinct of fight or flight to survive and to keep him safe, this existed since the prehistoric era and it is that gut feeling that keeps man alive and well adapted to the environment.
In cases of fire, car accidents, or earthquakes, the first thing that you should do is to secure yourself in a safe place. Making sure that the environment is safe before responding or going out of hiding should be the first priority whether you are a victim or a rescuer. Try to see yourself being caught in a car accident; you are one of the few who escaped the clashing of two vehicles with only abrasions. While waiting for the paramedics to rescue you, you hid under the shade on one of the trees nearby.
Make sure that there is no leaking engine, fire, or metal pieces that could possibly place you at risk to be injured before you come out. Next thing to do is to call the EMS or 911 to inform them of the said incident. A tip: never ever make yourself a hero by risking your own safety, have in mind that you are a key person in informing the authority and rescuers of the incident, by that, you can actually save more people.
Avoid rescuing or doing BLS (Basic Life Support) to the other injured victims unless you are a medical personnel or you are trained for this. Doing a CPR can cause fractured ribs, bruising, and worse could be possible complication of the person's condition which can be irreversible and can lead to death of the major organs.
You only add insult to injury. So leave that to the experts. You can actually be of great help in providing details about the incident when the paramedics come. Put it in heart, you can avoid further mortality by not being a victim yourself.
In cases of fire, car accidents, or earthquakes, the first thing that you should do is to secure yourself in a safe place. Making sure that the environment is safe before responding or going out of hiding should be the first priority whether you are a victim or a rescuer. Try to see yourself being caught in a car accident; you are one of the few who escaped the clashing of two vehicles with only abrasions. While waiting for the paramedics to rescue you, you hid under the shade on one of the trees nearby.
Make sure that there is no leaking engine, fire, or metal pieces that could possibly place you at risk to be injured before you come out. Next thing to do is to call the EMS or 911 to inform them of the said incident. A tip: never ever make yourself a hero by risking your own safety, have in mind that you are a key person in informing the authority and rescuers of the incident, by that, you can actually save more people.
Avoid rescuing or doing BLS (Basic Life Support) to the other injured victims unless you are a medical personnel or you are trained for this. Doing a CPR can cause fractured ribs, bruising, and worse could be possible complication of the person's condition which can be irreversible and can lead to death of the major organs.
You only add insult to injury. So leave that to the experts. You can actually be of great help in providing details about the incident when the paramedics come. Put it in heart, you can avoid further mortality by not being a victim yourself.
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