People, DO NOT move accident victims on your own, you are only causing them more harm
I routinely see onlookers carrying accident victims in whatever way possible to the side of the road, to personal vehicles/autos etc.
If it’s a serious accident, motor vehicle injury/high impact injury. DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT move the patient. Instead -
- Immediately call for an ambulance.
- Make sure the accident site is cordoned off, prevents any secondary accidents
- DO NOT MOVE THE PATIENT
- If there’s any heavy bleeding apply pressure on the wound using a cloth
- If there’s any serious trauma in the limbs, use your belt as a tourniquet and tie it above the injury. Do this only if there’s significant bleeding that does not reduce with pressure
- ask the ambulance driver/person to use a Spine board to move the patient (usually orange/yellow hard board) and ask them to apply a Cervical collar
- DO NOT REMOVE THE HELMET
I recently witnessed an accident and being a doctor I tired to warn the onlookers but they paid no heed and carried the patient, he was seriously injured and critical, doing this would have just caused more harm in someone who had good chances of survival.
Posted Dec 5, 2025, 3:25 PM UTC
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