Safety skills to survive when cars suffer from traffic accidents

Orthopedic injury doctor Nguyen Thanh Nhan advised, when there is a collision, fasten yourself to the car seat, in a curled posture, lower your head as low as possible, use your hand to hold your head to form a tight block.

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'Lying, hugging a pillow' , saying and acting in the heart of Nguyen Bao Son saved himself and his family in a passenger car accident in Lao Cai in the evening of September 1.

Mr. Son and his family are lucky people who survived the accident, causing 12 deaths. He said, this is the first time the couple and his wife and wife-in-law travel to Sapa. When the car was out of control, just listening to the top of the car with a shout of victory, with the driving experience, Mr. Son could only shout: ' Coiling, holding my pillow' . The saying and acting on that survival instinct helped his wife and his wife keep their lives.

Passengers are being taken out of the car in an accident.(Photo: bizlive)

According to Mr. Huu Duy, a safety expert working in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam often happens passenger car accidents that kill many people. The main reason is due to collisions or the controller is out of control. To survive in these cases depends on many lucky factors. But Mr. Duy said that the preparation of psychology before, not subjective, and equipped with survival skills in emergency situations also helps to limit the casualties.

"When traveling, it is necessary to choose quality vehicles and always fasten your seat whether it is a seat or a bed. Do not leave heavy objects or glass, sharp objects around because they can be the cause. causing serious injury when braking or colliding , " he said.

The person sitting in the car seat should have a proper posture, not leaning backward on the seat too much.In the event of an emergency hearing that the vehicle is out of control, choose a location away from the barricade and hard objects that could cause injury if struck . This will help avoid unnecessary injuries. "For the driver's seat, the head restraint device is placed in the right position between the top of the ear and the top of the head, which will limit the damage to the neck, shoulders, and neck," Duy added.

Master, doctor Nguyen Thanh Nhan, Faculty of orthopedic injury at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City recognized that the accidents of vehicles falling into deep pools like in Sa Pa recently had particularly serious consequences that many people died and injured. Some victims are lucky to escape death or thanks to escape skills that preserve their lives.

According to Dr. Nhan, the first and most important principle to limit casualties to passengers in cars when collisions are to fasten themselves to the seat, in a curled position, lower the head as much as possible, use hold your head to form a "tight block".

If possible, use soft equipment available on the car such as blankets, pillows, and clothes to wrap around the neck and head. Thus, when a collision occurs, the probability of survival is very high . Then find a way to escape the scene as far as possible to avoid the means of fire or explosion. If injured, call the emergency medical number 115 for instructions on how to give first aid.

According to the assessment of Dr. Nhan through the emergency rescue of patients with traffic accidents, those who sit on vehicles wearing the seatbelt correctly, the rate of casualties is greatly reduced."Seat belts are specially designed to help drivers as well as passengers to ensure the first safety principle is" fastening themselves to a seat "easily and properly , " Nhan said.

However, according to the doctor, now many car riders often have subjective psychology, even drivers forget to buckle up or just install a way through perfunctory speakers. Therefore, when an accident occurs, the seat belt does not fully utilize its protective effect.