One
of the things that I find surprising when watching home videos is
that if a person collapses, whoever is around just starts crying
immediately and assumes they are dead, but they are rarely taken to
the hospital. You’d say that’s a movie script; but I also see it
commonly in real life. I once witnessed an accident, where a bus hit a
motorcycle and the motorcycle driver and passenger were seriously
injured. The accident happened a few metres away from a nearby
hospital, but nobody felt those first few minutes after the accident
were important. People gathered around the injured men and started
shouting for some minutes; I managed to move closer and started
shouting that there was a hospital nearby and they should be taken
there but nobody listened and they just kept on screaming and
wailing.
The little things you do in an emergency situation might just be what will save a person’s life. Accidents come up unexpectedly and a lot of times we feel, ‘God forbid’ it can never happen to me; but this is not about whether something negative will happen to you or not, it’s about equipping yourself with the knowledge and skill needed to save someone’s life if you are in a position to do so.
The little things you do in an emergency situation might just be what will save a person’s life. Accidents come up unexpectedly and a lot of times we feel, ‘God forbid’ it can never happen to me; but this is not about whether something negative will happen to you or not, it’s about equipping yourself with the knowledge and skill needed to save someone’s life if you are in a position to do so.
General principles of managing emergency situations include;
- DON’T PANIC :The easiest thing to do in any strange and fearful/deadly situation is to panic, but it is more helpful to control your emotions or horror, pause and think fast; ask yourself what is happening and what can I do?
- SAFETY FIRST : if the situation is unsafe for you, do not endanger yourself; wait for experts to intervene
- CALL FOR HELP: have an emergency number you can call in case of emergencies; make sure it’s a reliable one/ call a professional who can run you through on what to do
- ACT: in case of emergency situations where you have the skill to administer first aid eg stop active bleeding; act fast to save the person's life.
Watch this space as i start a new series on my blog in the next few weeks on what to do when faced with some common medical emergencies. It will also feature how to prevent these accidents from occurring.
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