Accidents occur more in winter seasons due to fog surrounds the environment. Thus, increase more chances of road accidents. Road accidents can be avoided if proper precautions are taken by the driver.- Keep Speed below 60 km/hr if fog is there and you are not able to see properly.
- Use Head lights if dense fog are there. and Avoid sudden breaks in these situations.
- In dense fog and more ice on road make Tyre to skit on the road. So, keep your car speed below 30-40 km/hr.
- Most importantly- Don't drive after drinking. Drunken driving is the major cause of fatal accidents on the road.
Sometimes these precautions are not also enough to avoid accidents. Even a good and experienced can encounter an accidents any time. So, what you should in that situation:-
- Immediately Call the emergency number 100 (for India only).
- Make the person lie on a flat surface. Keep first aid box in your car also for emergency.
- If you are conscious, look for major injuries and bleeding sources.
- Put pressure to stop the bleeding, using a cloth or cotton from first aid box. Most deaths happen in accidents due to blood loss.
- Remove helmet slowly if hanging through one's neck in case you find difficulty in breathing.
- Don't shake a person, it may prove fatal if the spinal cord is injured.
- Don't make the driver to drink or eat anything while driving. Avoid talking with him also.
- Don't remove objects that have punched into the victim's body. Wait for the ambulance to come.
- Always support neck and head while transporting a victim.
- Check the pulse. Pulse can checked putting the fore and middle fingers together near the throat.
- If possible, take the victim to the nearest hospital within an hour of accident taken place.
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