After a person has gone down, they will be in a confused and scared state. They probably don't know what happened when they went down. They may be confused, frantic, etc., and often the only thing on their mind will be their bike. It is important to reassure them and to make sure they will not try to move or get to their bike. Slider suggests something on the order of, 'You've been in a motorcycle accident. It is important that you do not try to move.' Tell them the ambulance is coming (assuming someone has been sent to get one!).
Be careful what you say around the victim, even if they are unconscious. Hearing works in the unconscious state and if you say something like, 'Boy, is this dude messed up bad! Maybe we shouldn't call an ambulance after all!', it's going to register at some level with the person and can do nothing but harm. How you say things will be important as what you say; keep (or at least sound) calm and it will reduce the panic of everyone else present.
The person with the most training (first aid, CPR, etc.) attends directly to the victim. Assuming the victim is lying on the ground, this person should sit behind their head and should stabilize his or her head to avoid unnecessary movement (i.e. hold their head still). Assume the person has a back/neck injury and any unnecessary movement could risk paralysis.
It is very dangerous to remove someone's helmet if they have some type of cervical/back injury. The only time it should be removed is if the airway is blocked and cannot be cleared with the helmet on or if it is necessary to perform CPR.
After there has been a quick evaluation of the number of injured people and just the most preliminary guess of seriousness, someone has to be sent to get an ambulance. Remember that an ambulance can only support one truly injured person.
It is important to remember that a lot of the injuries that don't look serious to us could very well be life-threatening and injuries that look fatal are relatively minor. Slider had some pictures of someone with an arm partially ripped off and some scratches on their chest. The scratches were potentially more threatening to the life of the victim than the arm was. Don't get fancy with the initial seriousness evaluation. If you can't tell, assume it's Urgent!
Importance
- It is necessary to not injury of injured people and give CPR to badly injured people it can save lift.
- It also important the casualty count, so that ambulance will ready to tackle the situation.
Suggestions
- Don't getter chow near the victim
- Don't just go from there, Do help others if possible.
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