Proprietors of transport vehicles periodically becomes the witnesses of accidents on the road. The rules of behavior and human debt obligate to provide the first medical aid to the injured participants of road traffic accident and if it is needed, to act as a witness in the consideration of the case in court.
Adequate reaction on the emergency situation, moral and psychological qualities and possession of medical skills are different for all.
Chaotic and inconsistent actions can harm somebody and vice versa, if your actions are weighed and logical it will save someone’s life. What should the witness of an accident do? What is the algorithm of actions and how to help the victims, acting within the law?
Basic principles
Personal safety and safety of your passengers must be in priority. Seeing a burning car on the road, soberly assess a situation. Think about whether to rush to help and pull out the injured or you should leave to avoid becoming a victim of the accident.
In any case, do not be indifferent. Even, if on your opinion, the participants of incident do not need your presence, ask them, how you can help, suggest to write down your personal data that can be entered in the protocol – take the initiative. Take into account that victims can panic, or in confusion does not understand that maybe they need to write down your coordinates or examine the broken bumper. Necessarily support people being in the shock state, try to quiet them, and call the real help: employees of service of rescue, police, doctors. It is not superfluous to recommend the services of lawyers of the “Insurance Concierge”.
Sequence of actions of the witness of an incident on the road
Competent actions of witnesses of road accidents are just as important as the help of doctors and rescuers. Testimony of witnesses helps to fully reconstruct the picture of the clash, to reveal the circumstances that could significantly affect on making of a fair decision in court. What you need to do if there is an accident near you:
- stop at the roadside, put an emergency stop warning sign and record the time of the accident;
- call emergency rescue services, ambulance and police officers;
- if there are victims and you are sure of your medical skills, use the first aid kit and provide first aid;
- do not move people with heavy traumas unless there is a threat of fire and explosion;
- check if the gasoline not flowing;
- make the video of incident: it will subsequently be easier to restore the circumstances of the accident;
- if time allows, wait till arrival of employees of police and doctors, do not comment and do not offer an opinion before their arrival;
- if a culprit disappeared, write down a number and brand of his machine;
- double the videotape recording to the participants of accident;
- before arrival of police do not try to set personality of victim, do not search documents or telephone – these actions should be handled by authorized police officers;
In spite of bustle, shock state, try to memorize, take picture or take off all substantial details on video. Do not lose trivias from sight. Write down meaningful things in a notebook, so in the future you can recover nuances in memory. Describe in detail what you have seen to arrived on the place of incidend rescuers.
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