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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Foot or hand cut after stepping on or handling broken glass at home.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cut sole or palm, bleeding, visible shard.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pain walking after dish break.
Scene hazards: Infection, Tetanus
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do not walk further — spread glass.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Elevate foot and press cloth.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sweep area to protect others.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tetanus clinic if dirty wound.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — 112 if arterial spurting or will not stop bleeding.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Clinic for X-ray if glass possibly inside.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Imaging finds hidden glass fragments.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Antibiotics for contaminated deep cuts.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT probe deep with tweezers at home.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT ignore small puncture — glass may remain inside.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Small glass cuts heal fine without cleaning
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Ground glass and dish shards cause infection and hidden fragments.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Walking for days with glass shard in foot.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Glass shards cause deep punctures that bleed and infect.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bare feet on wet bathroom glass common.