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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 342 / 626

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Si se ve implicado en un accidente de tráfico con posibilidad de muertos o heridos graves, ¿qué actuaciones, entre otras, debe llevar a cabo en la medida de lo posible?

If you are involved in a road accident where people may be killed or seriously injured, what actions, among others, must you take as far as possible?

  • ASeguir circulando, sin prestar ayuda a las víctimas ni avisar a la autoridad.Keep driving, without helping the victims or alerting the authorities.
  • BDetener el vehículo sin crear peligro, avisar a la autoridad o sus agentes y auxiliar a los heridos.Stop the vehicle without creating danger, alert the authorities or their officers, and help the injured.
  • CDetenerse, borrar las huellas del accidente y cambiar de sitio a los heridos y vehículos.Stop, remove the traces of the accident and move the injured and the vehicles.
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  • BDetener el vehículo sin crear peligro, avisar a la autoridad o sus agentes y auxiliar a los heridos.Stop the vehicle without creating danger, alert the authorities or their officers, and help the injured.
Explanation

A driver involved in an accident must stop without creating new dangers, alert the authorities or their officers and help the injured. They must never remove traces or move the victims, unless there is imminent danger.

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