Weekly First-aid Topic: Pay attention to traffic safety on slippery muddy road
From:Beijing Municipal Health Commission
Date:08/11/2023

Recently, on the way back to the station after a first aid mission, Zhang Lei's ambulance team of the western emergency center station received a new instruction from the dispatch command center. A patient injured in a car accident needed first aid. The crew immediately turned around to the accident. On the way, the doctor Zhang Lei contacted the scene by phone, asked about the patient's condition and gave medical emergency guidance in time. The crew soon arrived at the scene of the accident. There were police officers from Xicheng District supporting the Mentougou disaster area maintaining order and forming a "protective circle" around the patient. They ensured that the patient would not be injured again and assist the ambulance to come to rescue.

The medical staff came to the patient with first aid equipment and carried out a physical examination. The patient was conscious and his vital signs were stable. There was an open wound on his right upper limb, with severe bleeding, and small abrasions on both lower limbs. There were no injuries or fractures found in other parts. Dr. Zhang Lei quickly diagnosed that the patient's main injury was an open laceration of the right elbow joint with abrasions on both lower limbs. During the diagnosis, nurse Wang Mengtian had prepared the trauma emergency supplies, and the doctors and nurses cooperated to disinfect and debride the patient's wound. The wound was bandaged with sterile dressings under pressure, and fixed with a triangular towel. Later, the patient was transferred to a relevant hospital for further treatment.

During the ambulance transfer, the emergency personnel learned that the patient had just been saved by rescuers down the mountain from a village washed away by flash floods. He was hit by a speeding electric bike on the way to a relative's house.

Here are some tips from 120. The road environment in the disaster-stricken area is complicated. The roads there were being cleaned and repaired. It is necessary to slow down your vehicles because road surface is muddy and slippery. Citizens should also be careful when going out and pay attention to traffic safety to avoid accidents. If there is an emergency, it is necessary to contact 120 in time. While waiting for rescue in a safe area, , you can wash the dirty part of the wound with slow flow if there is clean water such as bottled drinking water as soon as possible to reduce the possibility of infection.