Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Tips for Staying Safe in the middle of an Accident

ACCIDENT is a common threat that a driver may face when they are behind the wheel. No matter how careful our driving is, we will never know what disaster awaits us just because of other driver’s carelessness, climate or road condition. We can never predict what & how it will happen.

What will you do if you are involve in an accident? Normally, we will start to get panic, shock, petrified, nervous, afraid, weak and many more. These should not be happened as these feeling will make things even worst than it already did. Thus, we will try to give some tips of what you should do in case of accident faced by you.

1. DON’T PANIC

Being a normal human being, in the middle of an accident, the first thing that we will do is panic. This is very dangerous, as we will tend to do unrealistic actions that may worsen the scenario.

The first thing that you should do when facing an accident is NOT TO PANIC. Try to calm yourself and control your emotion before you start to think of what to do.

2. TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE

Although this seems like a negligible action, usually people will tend to forget this most important thing to do when they start to panic. Turn off your car engine, at least you may avoid worst things that can happen, for example explosion and burn.

3. SAVE YOURSELF

This tip is dedicated to those who experience minor injuries during their accident. Try to get out of your car to save yourself. But, be very careful of outside condition. Make sure they are safe for you to go out.

4. CALL 999

Not your husband or your wife, your father or your mother, your children, brother, sister, uncle, untie, cousin, niece, grandma or grandpa. But, the first number that you should dial is 999. Call for help. Try to describe the accident situation, location, brief condition of others who involved with the accident. By doing this, you will be able to speed up the help.

5. HELP OTHERS

You can help other victim in so many ways which may turns out to be saving a life. Firstly, you may want to put an emergency signal near the accident area so that other road users will be alert & aware of what is happening. Next, you may want to help victim to a safer place, but be very careful, do not move victim who is seriously injured, as it will only make things worst. Other than that, you may want to ‘zone’ the victims depending on their conditions. This will make things easier for the rescuers to complete their job.

6. SHOUT IT LOUD

Shout for help. Get other road users to help victims. You may not be able to help the victim by yourself, so get help.

7. RUN FOREST… RUN!!!

Not run for the sake of your own life, but it is for others…Run for help.

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