Off Road Recovery Straps

ROAD ACCIDENTS AND FIRST AID
Author - Dr.Jimmy.ML
1. The golden hour and the accident rate "
The main cause of death following forty years the world population is traffic accidents. This is why it is called pandemic twenty-first century. The rate of Indians RTA is six percent of world total rates, even if the total number of vehicles on Indian roads is one percent of the world total. RTA mortality rates in India is double that of the developed world.
The table of deaths after accidents traffic can be grouped into three peaks. first peak of deaths occurs immediately after the accident. The main reason for deaths in this group is a brain injury. It is usually not preventable. The second peak of death occurs in the first four hours after the accident. This period is called "golden hour". The leading cause of death in the "golden hour" is a loss of blood. The third peak of deaths occurred three weeks after the accident. This is due to a failure organic multy. This must be treated in hospitals. If we can give the correct first aid and patient transfer to hospital as soon as optimal as possible, then we can reduce by three quarters of deaths RTA and can also improve the quality of life obtained after completion of treatment Accident.
2. 'Control' at the accident
First, caregivers or volunteers must protect themselves from injury in place of the accident. Then, switching off "of the vehicle involved. Refrain from carelessly throw lit cigarettes or other flammable materials on site accidents. Otherwise, it can ignite spilled fuel vehicle and produce a major fire. Victims of accidents must be removed from the vehicle to a safer place by removing progressively heavier objects fell on their bodies instead of shooting them. If there are more volunteers in the accident, then we should also take their help instead of doing everything by ourselves. We send volunteers to inform the police, ambulance, the hospital where we will do the victims and relatives of victims by telephone.
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3. "Triage" and the order of the first aid
When several people are involved in an accident, they are sorted by a color expert and are given by different cod order of priority in which they must be redirected to hospitals. This is called "triage." Victims should be moved immediately to the hospital were given red, the other victims are given priority and yellow people may be moved to a later time, are given color coded green. deceased persons are given white people who are very serious, but not survive, even after transfer to hospital are given color coded pink. The first assistance to victims of accidents occur in the order of A, B, C or airway, breathing, circulation, bandage, splintage, and transportation.
4. First Aid to "breathe"
First step in TSR is the first aid examination of the airway. Breathing is controlled by placing fingers over the nostrils. If the airflow is blowing away, examine the mouth and nose to check for any blocking objects such as loose dentures, mud etc., if the bones of the face were broken, up the airways, "which is a passage to outside air to enter the lungs. If air does not penetrate into the lungs after the airway is maintained, pierce the trachea with five or six large-caliber needle injection to allow air in.
Next consider the breath, observing the movements of the chest with a stethoscope. If the victim is not breathing, administer artificial respiration by mouth to mouth, "" breathing. It was given by the victim lying on the ground before extending the victim's head and open mouth by holding the jaw. Keep a towel over the mouth of the victim. The Pro.