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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person walking or crossing was struck by a car, bus, or other vehicle.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Person on ground near vehicle, torn clothing, visible deformity.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Driver stopped, crowd gathering, or victim trying to get up.
Scene hazards: Oncoming traffic, Aggressive crowd, Driver fleeing
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Block lane with car, bike, or bodies standing upstream of traffic.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Kneel only when traffic is controlled — check responsiveness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Describe injuries and whether victim is conscious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Apply pressure to worst bleeding with available cloth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Pedestrian hit by vehicle at [location]. Victim [conscious/unconscious]."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If hit-and-run, give vehicle color, type, and direction.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — All struck pedestrians need emergency evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Child pedestrians need ambulance even if they seem fine.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT move victim to footpath unless live traffic will hit them.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give food, water, or pain medicine.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Slow-speed bumps cannot cause serious injury
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Even 20–30 km/h impacts can cause brain bleeding and organ damage in adults and children.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Victims who stand up and leave may collapse from internal injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pedestrians absorb full vehicle energy — internal bleeding and fractures are common even at low speed.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Secondary strikes from other vehicles kill many pedestrian victims.