The scene of a car crash is chaotic and frightening. There are often many injured victims, and those who can help them may not know how best to do so. However, there are some basic first-aid tips that can help you manage the situation when it arises:
Assess the situation and call 911.
- If you're not sure what to do, call 911.
- Ask the injured person if they are okay and how they feel.
- Check for breathing and pulse at regular intervals (every 5 minutes).
- If there is a lot of blood, call 911 immediately and apply direct pressure to the wound using a clean cloth or bandage until help arrives or until the bleeding stops completely (this could take 20 minutes or more). Do not remove blood-soaked clothes if it's not necessary!
Stop the bleeding by applying direct pressure with your hands.
If you are in a car, apply pressure to the wound with your feet.
If you are not in a car:
- Apply direct pressure to stop bleeding with clean hands or clothes if available, using only one hand at a time so that both hands remain free for other tasks. Apply pressure directly over and around wounds as necessary until bleeding stops (usually within 20 minutes). If direct pressure does not stop the bleeding after 10 minutes or so, try another method described below.
- If possible, elevate an injured limb above heart level (for example by lying down on your back). This helps reduce blood flow towards all parts of the body except where it's needed most--around damaged vessels where blood leaks out into tissue spaces surrounding them due to rupture or compression during impact forces; so this will help reduce overall loss of fluid volume through leaking capillaries around damaged areas which would otherwise continue draining into lower parts like legs causing more serious problems like shock syndrome later on if left untreated!"
Keep control of any blood.
- Avoid getting the victim's blood on their face, as this will make them feel queasy and possibly vomit. If they are conscious, ask them if they have any allergies; if not, try to find out if there is anything you should avoid doing in order to prevent an allergic reaction (like putting pressure on a wound or cleaning up with rubbing alcohol).
- Make sure the victim is breathing normally--if they aren't breathing at all, check their pulse; if there's no pulse, start CPR immediately and keep going until help arrives or until someone else takes over for you (they may need CPR for longer than five minutes). If there is still no pulse after 30 minutes of effort from multiple people working together using proper technique and equipment like an AED device or manual chest compression devices (such as those pictured above), then stop trying because chances are high that nothing more can be done besides praying that God will take care of them now rather than later...or perhaps never at all!
If the victim is unconscious, place them in a safe position to prevent further injury to their neck or back.
If the victim is unconscious, place them in a safe position to prevent further injury to their neck or back.
- Lay them on their side, if they are not in danger of choking.
- If they are not breathing, start CPR.
If you're having trouble finding the pulse point near their wrist:
- Place two fingers on top of one another at the wrist and feel for a pulse there (the artery lies just beneath the skin). If no pulse can be found there, try placing your index finger below where your thumb would go if it were wrapped around your other hand's wrist; this area tends to be more sensitive than others when checking for vital signs like blood pressure and temperature changes within various organs throughout our bodies systems."
Do not move them unless they are in danger.
If the victim is bleeding, but not in immediate danger, do not move them. Moving them could cause more damage and even death if their injuries are severe enough.
If you think that moving the person could help them (for example, if there's an object impaled in their body), then call 911 first and tell them what happened before proceeding with any kind of first aid treatment or transportation of the injured person. Once you've done that, get medical attention for yourself as well since it's likely that you'll be suffering from shock as well after witnessing something like this happen to someone else!
This is what you should do if someone has been injured in a car crash.
- Call 911. You have the right to make this decision, but it's best if you call for help as soon as possible. The person may need medical attention, and even if they don't, the police will want to know about the accident so they can investigate it properly. This is especially true if there are injuries involved; since these situations can become very complicated very quickly, having trained professionals on hand is always preferable to trying to handle things yourself (even though we know that sometimes happens).
- Apply direct pressure over wounds or bleeding areas with sterile gauze pads or towels until paramedics arrive on the scene--this can help slow down bleeding while keeping dirt out of wounds.
- Do not move unconscious victims unless they are in danger of further injury by remaining where they are; instead, call 911 immediately so paramedics can take them out safely once they arrive at your location.
- If possible try getting some information from conscious victims like how old they are (or how long ago it was since their last meal), who their next-of-kin might be etcetera - this way responders can treat everyone according to their needs rather than just generic ones which could lead towards misdiagnosis/mistreatment later down the road when treatment begins after being transported into an emergency room setting. Stay calm too!
Conclusion
In the case of a car crash, it is important to get help as soon as possible. The first thing you should do is assess the situation and call 911. If someone has been injured in the crash, stop their bleeding by applying direct pressure with your hands or a towel that doesn't have any holes in it; keep control over any blood that comes out of their wounds so that it doesn't get on anything else or cause further injury to themselves or others around them (like an open wound). Finally, if they're unconscious then place them in a safe position so their neck or back aren't damaged further by moving around too much while unconscious