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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person fell in a dense crowd and is at risk of being trampled.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Shout stop. Shield person. Make space. Pull up or curl them. Call 112.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person on ground, feet visible under bodies, screams below waist height.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crowd still moving over them.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most trampling deaths occur within seconds of falling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A few people stopping upstream can break wave.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Yell and point down — human reflex often pauses nearby walkers.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Turn to face oncoming flow, arms spread.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — With helpers, form ring — one lifts under shoulders, one supports head.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If cannot rise, position on side, hands over head.
When and how to get professional help.
Unconscious or not breathing after trampling needs ambulance and possible CPR.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Create space and assist stand — do not drag by one arm through crowd.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 when pocket formed: trampling injury at [location].
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe breathing and consciousness.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT step on fallen person to escape.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT single-handedly lift by wrist through moving crowd.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stepping over someone is fine if you are escaping
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Each step causes crush injury. Stop and shield if at all possible.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal organ damage from trampling.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Active shooter
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is shooting or attacking with a weapon in a public place.
Crowd crush
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are packed in a crowd so tight you cannot move arms or breathe properly.
Explosion nearby
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A blast occurred nearby — bomb, gas explosion, or industrial detonation.
Knife attack
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is attacking people with a knife or sharp weapon nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Head injury, rib pain, or breathlessness after crush needs hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed internal bleeding possible — monitor hours.