In the Zhytomyr region told how to prevent injury in the winter
In the emergency room M. Zhitomir daily calls in average of 5-10 people. In General from 9 January for medical assistance 79 injured. How to prevent an injury? Prevent injuries can be attributed to the sphere of prophylaxis. And, statistics show that this significantly reduces their number. To prevent winter injury, follow these simple rules: 1. Choose shoes correctly. In order not to fall, as the necessary large area of contact of the Shoe with the surface on which you step. 2. In icy conditions you need to go as slowly as possible. Remember, the faster the step, the greater the risk of falling. 3. The elderly, the most susceptible to injury, it is recommended to attach to the sole of a normal Shoe with a special lining "against the ice". 4. The correct fall can significantly reduce the risk of serious injury. Do not put hands forward when you realized that fall. 5. To step on snowy areas carefully. Under them may be mud or smooth ice. 6. If you fall, remain calm and assess the situation. In order to detect the fracture (dislocation), you should pay attention to these symptoms: severe pain, swelling, deformity of the injured limb, pain when you try to move or the inability to move it at all, the crack in the damage, and the like. An even bigger nuisance could be the concussion, which may occur when a strong hit his head on the ice. The signs that you got a concussion are loss of consciousness, dizziness, headache, nausea. In any case, you should definitely call an ambulance in order to determine the degree of severity of the injury and the appropriate treatment. Attention and caution are the prerequisites of injury prevention, not just winter. Therefore, going outside, especially on those days when the temperature state changes from "plus" to "minus" or Vice versa, you need to evaluate each step! This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
