It is vitally important to know the indispensable rules of first aid in case of an earthquake. There are many important points to be considered while removing the wounded from the wreckage.
The most common injuries encountered during an earthquake are head, chest, abdomen and eye injuries, internal and external bleeding, bruises, fractures and burns. Unconscious interventions without first aid and hasty rescue efforts can lead to worse results. Undesirable situations as a result of incorrect interventions such as the formation of new bleeding, the occurrence of new fractures, and the increase in the severity of injuries should be avoided in the person with bleeding.
General Interventions in Rescue
It is necessary to remove the casualty in the accident environment, to detect the neck, to use tools in case of jamming, to go behind the victim and to pass his arms under the victim's arms, to pull by holding his arm and not to remove any object stuck in the body.
During rescue, the body of the casualty should be pulled out as the whole body, not from the neck and waist, without being folded. It should be removed from the wreckage by intervening with slow movements, while it should not be forgotten that different parts of the body may be stuck. Considering the importance of first aid knowledge, it is important for the responders not to be in a panic mood, to remain calm, not to hurry, and to prevent all actions that may harm the earthquake victim in rescue as a result of wrong intervention.
Main Rules in First Aid Responses
First of all, ensuring the safety of life in the environment, ensuring that the most experienced person in the first aid rescue intervenes, acting calmly and calmly, evaluating the injured quickly, avoiding intervening in matters that you do not know, calming the injured and their relatives, providing descriptive and accurate information to the medical personnel who came to the scene. Giving is important.
