Earthquakes can cause strong ground shaking and cause houses to collapse. People living in the house cannot run out in time and will be buried under the collapsed building. In the injuries, various fractures take the first place, soft tissue injuries take the second place, and crush syndrome takes the third place. Using the correct rescue method can reduce injuries and save lives.
1. When properly handling wound crush injuries, try to relieve the heavy pressure as soon as possible. If you encounter a large area of trauma, keep the wound clean and wrap the wound with clean gauze. If you suspect tetanus or aerogenes infection, you should contact the hospital immediately Contact, timely diagnosis and treatment. For large-area trauma and severe trauma, oral sugar and saline can be taken to prevent shock. Extremely weak and hypovolemic patients should replenish energy and expand blood volume. Shock wounded should take a lying position, and those with chest and abdomen trauma should be quickly escorted to a medical unit.
2. Hemostasis, fixed smashing and crushing injuries are common injuries in earthquakes. Open trauma, external bleeding should first stop bleeding and raise the affected limb, and call for help at the same time. For open fractures, the on-site reduction should not be performed to prevent re-injury to the tissue. Generally, clean gauze is used to cover the wound and perform simple fixation before the operation. Fractures in different parts are fixed according to different requirements. They were classified and graded with reference to different injuries and conditions, and sent to the hospital for further treatment.
3. Those who have stopped breathing and heartbeat should receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene immediately. Those who are seriously injured such as breathing, heartbeat stopped, bleeding, headache, and internal organ injuries should be given priority.
4. At the same time, it is necessary to prevent tetanus and gas gangrene, and to bury the corpse as early as possible, pay attention to food and drinking water hygiene, to prevent the epidemic after a major disaster.
