Auto Crash: First Aid Skills you Need to know

In the day-to-day activities of human life, accidents is bound to occur as the automobile or user of the automobile can develop fault while in motion.

As such knowing regular and basic first aid skills is crucial to saving lives and preventing mortality rate at any Autocrash scene.

Here are things you should do when you witness an Autocrash :

• Ensuring safety: Make sure the scene is safe for you and the victims.

• Calling emergency services: Immediately call emergency services to ensure medical help arrives as soon as possible.

• Assessing injuries: Prioritize care for life-threatening injuries. Check if the victim is conscious, breathing, and responsive.

• Managing bleeding: Use a bleed control kit or clean cloths to stop excessive bleeding.

• Supporting limbs: Immobilize injured limbs to prevent further harm.

• Providing comfort: Offer reassurance and keep victims calm.

• Keeping the victim warm: Keep the injured person warm.

• Checking for choking: Check for choking hazards in the victim’s mouth and throat.

• Performing CPR: If the victim is not breathing or does not have a pulse, you may need  to begin CPR.

Also, in the images below are required steps you need to follow while admistering first aid to Autocrash victims:

Reacting to the death of a 19-Year-Old boy who died from bleeding after an Autocrash, a netizens explains how he administered first aid when he was involved in a similar autocrash.

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