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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person fell in a dense crowd and is at risk of being trampled.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person on ground, feet visible under bodies, screams below waist height.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Crowd still moving over them.
Scene hazards: You may fall too, Crush continuing, Spinal injury if pulled wrong
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.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 when pocket formed: trampling injury at [location].
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Describe breathing and consciousness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Head injury, rib pain, or breathlessness after crush needs hospital.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Delayed internal bleeding possible — monitor hours.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT step on fallen person to escape.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT single-handedly lift by wrist through moving crowd.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stepping over someone is fine if you are escaping
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Each step causes crush injury. Stop and shield if at all possible.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fatal organ damage from trampling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Most trampling deaths occur within seconds of falling.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A few people stopping upstream can break wave.