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Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 395 / 626

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En un accidente de tráfico, ¿qué debe hacer?

At a traffic accident, what must you do?

  • AÚnicamente auxiliar a los heridos y autoprotegerse.Only help the injured and protect yourself.
  • BAutoprotegerse, proteger el lugar del accidente y socorrer a los heridos.Protect yourself, protect the accident scene and help the injured.
  • CÚnicamente auxiliar a los heridos y proteger el lugar del accidente.Only help the injured and protect the accident scene.
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  • BAutoprotegerse, proteger el lugar del accidente y socorrer a los heridos.Protect yourself, protect the accident scene and help the injured.
Explanation

At an accident you follow the PAS procedure: protect, alert, help. First you must protect yourself and protect the scene to prevent another accident, then call 112, and then help the injured. Dealing only with the injured leaves everyone exposed to another collision.

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