What to do in a car crash

There are many sites and also instructables showing what to do after a car crash. I will show you the newest and easiest way of handling the situation you are in after a car crash.
66% of all people recognize a cardiac arrest or an apnea but only 22% know what to do. In fact the things you learn are too theoretical, too overstraining.
Also, in 1997 the European Resuscitation Council that it is of no matter how you do the recovery position.
So, I will show you in some steps you should be able to learn because of their inner logic how you can really help instead of being paralyzed by thinking of how something just be done or just your fear to hurt the injured people even more.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any damage you will effect by following the next steps. But to make it short: For example in Germany there are about 1200 accident victims needing help and there is no reported case in which a first aider got arrested because of doing something wrong.

You don't have to do all right (you are no doctor) but you should do something at all. In most cases the forces that have been unleashed while the accidents were much bigger than the forces you can do to the victim.

The pictures are all from Wikimedia Commons the authors are mentioned in the particular steps. Thanks to all.

Pics ©: Thue
and Alexander Augst

Step 1 Safety first. Ensure yourself, than the victim and the scene of the accident.

Ensure yourself, than the victim and the scene of the accident. Otherwise there is the risk of following accidents.
Park your car with adequate distance, switch on your warning lights and position the warning triangle.

Then get a general idea of the situation. How many people are injured or involved into the car accident? Are people jammed in the car?
Call 911 or in Europe you can call 112 from a mobile.

Connected to the rescue service you got to calm down, listen to the operator. He will ask you the questions (computer aided) he will need answered by you. Don't hang up by yourself, the operator always will end the call. Always wait and follow the operators instructions.

Pics ©: Bastique and
Mattes, Ernstl and the last one is public domain.

Comments

[Yerboogieman]

Actually, depending on the wound, try not to make it worse by putting pressure on it.

[skunkbait]

Good job! But when do you get to panic? It just doesn't feel like a real crash if no-one runs around screeming frantically and wetting themselves. Like the time the shopping cart rolled into my SUV....

[alex-sharetskiy]

well, after the crash, you can panic and faint