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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — In a stadium, festival, or emergency, a crowd surges, screams, and people risk trampling or crush injuries.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sudden push, screaming, people falling in chain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Difficulty breathing, ribs compressed against barriers.
Scene hazards: Crush asphyxia, Stampede, Structural collapse
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay on feet if possible. Turn sideways in narrow gaps.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Grab sturdy barrier edge only if it will not collapse others.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Create small space — arms folded across chest.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Move diagonally toward edges or exits with flow.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 when clear — crowd crush at [location].
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Flag medics to collapsed people at edges when possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crush syndrome victims need hospital even if they walk away.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Psychological first aid after evacuation — professional support for trauma.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stop in middle to pick up dropped items.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT push back hard against thousands — you will fall.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — In a panic crowd you should push hard toward the exit
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fighting the surge causes falls. Move diagonally with flow toward edges.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Falling and fatal compressive asphyxia.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Panic spreads faster than facts in dense crowds.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most deaths in crowds are from compression, not trampling feet.