:Forest Folk

The first thing to do in case of car accident is to remain calm
and not to panic. After you calm yourself, the next best thing
to do is to seek for help quickly however we all know from
movies that help often times comes later on in the movie which
is sadly to say also happens in real life and so for cases such
as this it is always practical and sensible to apply first aid
solutions. The main concern of giving first aid solutions is to
save lives as well as to provide temporary relief to injuries
due to the impact of car accidents. However, injuries due to car
accidents doesn’t necessarily mean that there would be wounds
nevertheless the absence of wounds does not in any way indicates
that the victim is not harmed or is completely all right.
Examples of these kind of injuries are those found in the head
or the abdomen wherein symptoms are not readily manifested
however victims still need to be accompanied to a secured place
until professional help arrive.

In addition, victims of car accidents have to be examined in
three areas and these are the airways, breathing and circulation
areas. However, in cases wherein a victim suffers from a broken
neck, first aid rule requires to refrain from mishandling or to
move the victim since such injury may lead to a permanent
disability. On the other hand, it is much better to check the
airways first since the lack of oxygen for more than three
minutes can be fatal. Signs of airway obstruction are manifested
by the color of the lips, breathing sound and then the feel of
the exhaled air on your cheek. In case the victim is not
breathing, feel the inside of the victim’s mouth with your
finger to know what’s causing the obstruction. This action will
tend to pull the tongue of the victim forward thus restoring the
airway. Afterwards, check the breathing of the victim however
there are cases wherein after the removal of the obstruction
from the airways the victim still fails to breathe, such case
calls for a mouth to mouth resuscitation. To initiate the
resuscitation process, the first thing to do is to take a deep
breath and then pinch the victim’s nostrils together and then
seal your lips around the victim’s mouth. And then check the
victim’s chest to see whether air has already reached his lungs
and if you see his chest rise then that is an indication that
the victim will be able breathe again.

For cases, wherein victims are bleeding to death, again it is
important not to panic. In cases wherein there is continuous
bleeding and then a significant drop in blood pressure it is
advisable to stop the bleeding by means of clogging the wound by
means of pressing against it with your thumb. The pressure you
applied on the wound would stop it from bleeding. And for
victims whose spine are injured it is best to gently lift the
neck and then try to keep the victim to look straight to his
front and remember not to let the head flop from either side or
else this will paralyzed the victim.

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