Secret to escape from the chaotic crowd

Mass casualties are the result of a stampede when a peaceful crowd can quickly turn into a panic. How to escape the chaotic and surviving crowd is an essential skill for anyone, especially children - the weakest, most vulnerable object.

Tips to get rid of the fastest chaotic crowd

Tragedies, events and figures

The exciting nature of big events like sports, art performances, or simply shopping sessions when people get together to find discounted goods . can turn a vibrant crowd into a hordes of disturbance. The tragedy occurred when collective fear appeared, the result of an unusual incident that caused the crowd to run away in unison.

Let the children know about the terrible tragedies like the stampede that happened at the Diamond Bridge of neighboring Cambodia on November 22, 2010, resulting in 456 deaths, including 8 Vietnamese. Most of those killed are women and children.

A crowd waiting, jostling to buy brand name goods.

Information, images, numbers . will have a big impact on children. Thus, children will focus and pay more attention to the skills that you guide later.

Identify the danger

Children know how to avoid, the room before the danger is better than falling into the situation to deal with it. You guide your child some essential tips.

1. Observe, note all exits at the location immediately upon arrival. Familiarize yourself with the surroundings and identify alternative exits. It will soon be out of danger when we know where the exit is.
2. Identify the terrain where you are standing . Because when the crowd moves on wet, bumpy or slippery ground, near a pond . it is very dangerous if we fall or fall.
3. Be aware of the general atmosphere of the event , chaotic scenes can often be predicted. If you start feeling uncomfortable, consider leaving. Show children, this is very difficult, because they may have to go a long way or wait to attend the event. But children should remember, only a few seconds can make a difference.
4. Avoid the worst scenario when stuck in the crowd, which is cornered on the wall or fence. Just 6 to 7 people pushing in the same direction can create a sufficient force to bend the steel railing or topple the brick wall. In stampede cases, almost all people die because they are under too much pressure that they cannot breathe, leading to asphyxia.

Photo: CTV.

Survive in the crowd of panic

1. The first thing, you notice children a vital principle, is not to participate in events that are too crowded when immature . Because women and children are always the weakest people in uncertain situations.
2. Teach children that, if unfortunately in a moving crowd, they should not fight back , do not try to go in the opposite direction, do not stand still or sit down, because that will be knocked over and trampled. Don't try to run as fast as you can to get out, making it more likely that you will be pushed and fell.
3. Guiding children about the principles of the movement of the crowd , like a wave should always have a lull time. That is the opportunity to move. The way to move is diagonal and there is always an open space between people and people, so you have to take the opportunity, use it to move to the side, gradually move to the periphery.
4. Children should leave their hands in front of their chest like a boxer to protect their breasts and move more easily.
5. If you fall, you need to stand up quickly, unable to stand up and move by crawling in the same direction as the crowd. That is not possible, then lie curled up in a fetal position.