
Major Injuries Occurring in Hazardous Areas
Protect yourself
- consider the magnitude of any radiation field,
airborne contamination, or other hazard.
Stay
with the victim unless doing so puts you at immediate risk
to life or health.
Don’t move
the victim unless there is a danger from some
environmental emergency such as fire, explosion, hazardous
material spill, or radiation field.
If you must move
the victim, drag them by either the hands or
the feet to a safe area.
Apply First Aid Only
if you are trained to do so.
Secure help
- yell or phone, but don’t leave the victim unless
necessary.
Send someone to meet
the ambulance to guide the medical
personnel to the victim.
Prepare the area
for access by the medical team.
Begin
a gross hazard evaluation of the immediate area near the
victim, beginning with the victim.
Be sure to survey
any object that caused the injury.
Provide information
to medical personnel about the victim
(what happened, how, when, location of phone and exits,
indicate which areas on the victim are contaminated and include
contamination values).
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Major Injuries Occurring in Hazardous Areas
Protect yourself
- consider the magnitude of any radiation field,
airborne contamination, or other hazard.
Stay
with the victim unless doing so puts you at immediate risk
to life or health.
Don’t move
the victim unless there is a danger from some
environmental emergency such as fire, explosion, hazardous
material spill, or radiation field.
If you must move
the victim, drag them by either the hands or
the feet to a safe area.
Apply First Aid Only
if you are trained to do so.
Secure help
- yell or phone, but don’t leave the victim unless
necessary.
Send someone to meet
the ambulance to guide the medical
personnel to the victim.
Prepare the area
for access by the medical team.
Begin
a gross hazard evaluation of the immediate area near the
victim, beginning with the victim.
Be sure to survey
any object that caused the injury.
Provide information
to medical personnel about the victim
(what happened, how, when, location of phone and exits,
indicate which areas on the victim are contaminated and include
contamination values).
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Major Injuries Occurring in Hazardous Areas
Protect yourself
- consider the magnitude of any radiation field,
airborne contamination, or other hazard.
Stay
with the victim unless doing so puts you at immediate risk
to life or health.
Don’t move
the victim unless there is a danger from some
environmental emergency such as fire, explosion, hazardous
material spill, or radiation field.
If you must move
the victim, drag them by either the hands or
the feet to a safe area.
Apply First Aid Only
if you are trained to do so.
Secure help
- yell or phone, but don’t leave the victim unless
necessary.
Send someone to meet
the ambulance to guide the medical
personnel to the victim.
Prepare the area
for access by the medical team.
Begin
a gross hazard evaluation of the immediate area near the
victim, beginning with the victim.
Be sure to survey
any object that caused the injury.
Provide information
to medical personnel about the victim
(what happened, how, when, location of phone and exits,
indicate which areas on the victim are contaminated and include
contamination values).
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Major Injuries Occurring in Hazardous Areas
Protect yourself
- consider the magnitude of any radiation field,
airborne contamination, or other hazard.
Stay
with the victim unless doing so puts you at immediate risk
to life or health.
Don’t move
the victim unless there is a danger from some
environmental emergency such as fire, explosion, hazardous
material spill, or radiation field.
If you must move
the victim, drag them by either the hands or
the feet to a safe area.
Apply First Aid Only
if you are trained to do so.
Secure help
- yell or phone, but don’t leave the victim unless
necessary.
Send someone to meet
the ambulance to guide the medical
personnel to the victim.
Prepare the area
for access by the medical team.
Begin
a gross hazard evaluation of the immediate area near the
victim, beginning with the victim.
Be sure to survey
any object that caused the injury.
Provide information
to medical personnel about the victim
(what happened, how, when, location of phone and exits,
indicate which areas on the victim are contaminated and include
contamination values)
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