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In the event of an accident
In the event
of an accident
It is important always to stay calm.
– If you are not directly involved, stop
at a distance of at least ten meters
away from the accident area.
– If you are on a highway, stop
without obstructing the emergency
lane.
–Turn off the engine and switch on
the hazard warning lights.
– At night, illuminate the accident
area with the headlights.
– Always act with caution: you should
not risk someone crashing into you.
– Indicate that an accident has
occurred by placing the emergency
triangle (normally put back in the
luggage compartment) in a well
visible position and at the prescribed
distance.
– Call the emergency services,
providing as much information as
possible. On highways, use the
special emergency call boxes.
– Remove the ignition key from the
vehicles involved.
– If you smell fuel or other chemical
products, do not smoke and ask
people around you to put their
cigarettes out.
To extinguish fires, even small ones,
use a fire extinguisher, blankets, sand
or earth. Never use water.
In multiple accidents occurred on
highways, particularly where visibility
is poor, there is a high risk of being
involved in other collisions. Leave your
vehicle immediately and move away
from it.
If there are injured persons
– Never leave an injured person alone.
– Do not crowd around injured
persons.
– Reassure the injured person that aids
are on the way and stay close to him/
her to help with possible panic
attacks.
– Release or cut the seat belts
restraining the injured persons.
– Do not give the injured persons
anything to drink.
– The injured person should never be
moved.
– Remove the injured person from the
vehicle only if there is a risk of fire,
sinking in water or falling down into
a pit. When removing an injured
person, do not pull his/her limbs,
bend his/her head and, as far as
possible, keep the body in a
horizontal position.
First aid kit
This must contain at least:
– sterile gauze to cover and clean the
wounds
– bandages of various size
– treated adhesive bandages of
various sizes
– an adhesive bandage strip
–a pack of cotton wool
–a bottle of disinfectant
–a packet of paper cleaning tissues
–a pair of rounded-end scissors
– tweezers
– two haemostatic loops.
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