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What to do in front of an accident ?

Always call 190 or 197 or 198 Tunisien organisations of firs aid

Do not panic Have the following reflexes
Know messages to be supplied Etablish a balance
 

Do not panic :fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

Certainly easier to say that to make(do)!! He can seem completely normal to panic when you are in the presence of a person who is seriously hurt(damaged), Unconscious, hysteric or who empties of the blood!! In that case being said you that to panic or to lose your cold blood would be only deteriorating(aggravating) the situation. You should have in the spirit that most of the damaged persons panic very quickly; And for cause they are who are In danger. A first-aid worker who loses his cold blood returns the with difficulty controllable situation. Please , set of the recession(drop) and please , get loose mentally from the situation, made(done) the space in your spirit to master the situation. You will have all the time to panic when the help will have arrived.

Have the following reflexes:fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

Always call 190 or 197 or 198 Tunisien organisations of firs aid

  1. Protect itself, protect the others, protect the victim.
  2. Call up to the help (the union makes(does) the force)
  3. speak to the victim (to know her degree of consciousness)
  4. Emergency Release, if needed (otherwise, one moves the least possible the victim by waiting for the help)
  5. Call of the services of help (The state-financed civilian rescue organisation
  6. 198, THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE
  7. 190, Police
  8. 197, Police force in campaign)
  9. Cover the victim except when she(it) is in hypertherm (Sunstroke, blow of heat)

Know messages to be supplied:fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

  1. Indicate the place of the accident in a precise way: street, N, City, floor, direction(management) on a road or a highway (Ex: in the sense(direction) Gabes)
  2. Indicate the nature of the accident and these consequences: number of victims, State (they Are imprisoned in their cars?)
  3. Indicate what one made(did): emergency Release, put in Lateral Position of Survival, cardiac massage, stop(ruling) of a bleeding, pose(installation) of a withers.
  4. Indicate the balance of the victim
  5. Indicate the possible consequences: Bus being able to fall in ravine, risk of explosion (very important because, thanks to this information, fire brigades are going to know which are vehicles necessary for the intervention)
  6. Give sound N ° of telephone and its name: fire brigades can need further information, either, your phonecard has no more unity

Etablish a balance:fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

Test of consciousness, by speaking to the victim Verifiez the vital signs: In the presence of a victim the first of things to be made(done) is to verify if the victim has no bleeding. Then only one will begin the balance of the vital functions(offices). The three essential vital functions(offices) of our body are:

1 ° - The Nervous system ( The Consciousness).

2 ° - The Respiratory System ( The Ventilation).

3 ° - The Circulatory System ( The Traffic).

You should absolutely make sure at any moments of the good functioning of these three functions(offices) and follow by it their evolution.

I ° - The Consciousness: fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

The state of unconsciousness little to pull(entail) the obstruction of respiratory tracts. Please , make sure of the state of consciousness of the victim. Please , speak to him(her), ask him precise questions, if the victim does not answer this will confirm its state of unconsciousness. You should try to maintain the victim in state of consciousness if that was the case. Being made(done) her(it) to participate. It is necessary created a dialogue and not a monologue!! Please , ask him(her) for his(her) name, which day one is, if she(it) remembers what it(he) happened, etc. Please , take advantage also to ask him(her) if she follows a medical treatment and which are medicines which she takes, this Could justify the state of the victim or help you to establish the balance of the vital functions(offices).

II ° - The Ventilation: fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

You should make sure that the respiratory tracts of the victim are clear; That the inspirations and Expirations are regular. Please , approach your cheek of the mouth and the nose of the victim to verify her breath. Please , use movements of breast and the belly. - In case of incapacity respiratory verify the throat(breast) of the victim to assure you that nothing blocks him. If that was the case and that the victim does not inhale to practise any more the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. - If an object is present in the mouth and that you can see him(it), please , try "delicately" to remove him with Your fingers by making(doing) " attention not to push him of advantage ". Please , do not put your fingers in the mouth of a victim if you are not sure to be able to extract from it the object, You would be only deteriorating(aggravating) the situation by pushing him even farther. - If the victim is aware(conscious) the sat(based) position will be the most convenient. - If the victim is unconscious, please , grow longer on the back and tip over the head behind, by placing your hand Behind the blow, to free(release) respiratory tracts. - If respiratory tracts are blocked (Breathlessness) to practise Man  uvre of Heimlich. When you made sure that respiratory tracts are clear, please , facilitate the breath by loosening clothes Who could hamper(bother) the breath. Please , loosen the tie, the belt of the trousers and if the victim is a woman and that " circumstances imposes him(it) " please , unfasten supports him(it) Throat(breast).

III ° - The Traffic:fleche1.gif (1067 octets)

The last stage consists in verifying the pouls of the victim. The oxygen circulates by the blood up to lungs and furnishes the brain. An even momentary, cardiac stop(ruling), few to engender grave hurts. Assure you so that  ur beats correctly by looking for Pouls Carotidien of the victim. Please , do not be incensed to try to find the pouls on a single point. If you do not perceive(collect) him(it) at the level of the blow, to look at the level of the wrist or somewhere else. If  ur does not beat any more , please , practise the cardiac massage until the arrived of the help, " if and only if you are Please , authorize to make(do) him(it) ". Should the opposite occur , please , practise the mouth-to-mouth resuscitation continuously by waiting for the arrived of the help. When you made sure of the good functioning of these three functions(offices) vital you should watch their evolution. For it 12 - 20 continue to speak to the victim, do not hesitate to take him(her) regularly the pouls, verify its ventilation ( Mouv.. / min at the adult and 35 - 40 to the nourisson).

Always call 190 or 197 or 198 Tunisien organisations of firs aid

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04/09/01