First aid can reduce the effects of road accidents by up to 80%

That it behave. episodes of traffic, falls on sharp surfaces or criminal situations involving weapons, involve bleeding injuries and that sometimes there is no room for professional badistance to arrive. It is in these cases that the intervention of those present can avoid serious consequences if they act fast and well.

This is the result of at least one report published this week by the Argentine Surgery Association, according to which "the initial action reduces up to 80% the morbidity "of the injured person, preventing the blood loss that occurs until the ambulance arrives in shock due to the drop in blood pressure.

The problem is that many times people who could help are paralyzed because they do not know how to act and are afraid to make mistakes that further complicate the situation. Aware of this, it is that the entity that brings together the surgeons of our country has launched a document that recommends that "those who observe a haemorrhagic event on public roads primarily adopt an active and organized attitude."

It is advised that "One person calls the emergency service (107 SAME), another badesses the bleeding area and, while waiting for medical badistance, detaches or breaks the injured person's clothing and compresses" , says Dr. José Luis Tortosa, deputy director of the professional entity

It must be avoided that the individual undergoes shock as a result of blood loss

" If the bleeding is pulsatile (arterial), and not With compression, you can make a tourniquet with a belt or with an element that can reduce the flow over where the injury occurs. In this case, it is essential to note the time and minutes at which the tourniquet was performed, as the data will be useful for future attention. "

When injuries affect the legs, mainly in people with varicose pathology, the recommendation goes through the lengthening and elevation of the lower limbs to control the situation.This maneuver and compression aim at "Prevent the individual from experiencing hypovolemic shock as a result of blood loss and subsequent drop in blood pressure," says the Association.

But this does not prevent the individual from suffering hypovolemic shock as a result of blood loss and subsequent drop in blood pressure, "says the Association. is no less important Attention and make a mental note of what happened.And it is once the medical help arrives, it will seek firstly "to establish the sequence of how the events occurred, what time they arrived and what actions were taken, "explain the authors.

Act quickly and know what doing can also be very helpful in cases of accidents dom which causes bleeding. As the report of the Argentine Association of Surgery shows, "the most frequent cases are" cuts in the hands with cooking utensils especially when one wants to cut food that is frozen or that is on surfaces that can slip "

In any case, in this type of situations" it is advisable to wash the area and compress with a towel in the cup. Depending on the depth of the wound, it is advisable to lift the injured upper limb by calling the emergency department in the area or by badisting a hospital warden. "