Topic: Road accidents and first aid · Nº 539 / 626
Una vez protegidos el lugar del accidente y las víctimas, y tras alertar a los servicios de emergencias, ¿qué se debe hacer hasta la llegada de la ayuda sanitaria?
Once the accident scene and the victims have been protected and the emergency services alerted, what should you do until medical help arrives?
- ASalir al encuentro de la ambulancia para guiarla hasta el lugar del siniestro.Go to meet the ambulance and guide it to the accident scene.
- BSi se sabe cómo, actuar sobre los heridos para estabilizarlos y mantener sus constantes vitales.If you know how, help the injured to stabilise them and maintain their vital signs.
- CEsperar lejos de los heridos sin hacer nada.Wait away from the injured and do nothing.
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- BSi se sabe cómo, actuar sobre los heridos para estabilizarlos y mantener sus constantes vitales.If you know how, help the injured to stabilise them and maintain their vital signs.
Medical help is essential to assess the condition of the injured and take them to hospital if necessary. However, while waiting for it to arrive, it is important to help the injured, if you know how, to stabilise them and maintain their vital signs. This is part of the chain of care, in which everyone helping an accident victim has an important role. So if you have the knowledge and skills to help the injured safely, it is advisable to do so until medical help arrives.
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