Zhytomyr: beware the ice!
Winter, of course, wonderful time of the year, but to enjoy its beauty sometimes hinder the roads and the sidewalks turn into freezing weather in a solid roller. So you should talk about how to behave during the ice not to go to the emergency room. Not to fall on slippery winter streets and sidewalks to be taken care of: * First of all, make on soles and heels of your shoes, "ice cleats". * attach to the heel before the release of a piece of foam (the size of the heel) or adhesive plaster; * stick the adhesive plaster or insulation tape on dry Shoe soles and heels (cross-wise or step), and before going RUB with sand (for a day or two is enough); * RUB sandpaper the soles before going out, and better attach it on the bottom (but the water grit sand paper sooner or later crumble); * spread in the sole glue of type "Moment" and put shoes on the sand, then boldly go out into the street. Remember that the best for ice are the soles of microporous or other soft basis and without large heels. Two thirds of injuries people older than 60 years receive in the fall. Therefore, elderly people better in the "slippery" days never to leave the house. However, if you want made don't hesitate to take a stick with a rubber tip or spike. Walking pregnant women in ice without hazardous to health. To reduce the risk of injury in ice, follow this advice: * Go slowly, relax your legs slightly at the knees, go into all sole. * Hands must be busy bags. * If balance of sit down quickly, this is the most real chance to stay on his feet. * Falls to the ice with minimal damage to their health. From sit down to reduce the height. At the time of the fall scrunch, strain muscles, and touched the earth, be sure to roll over it's necessary - an attack on you, will stretch and lose its power of rotation. * Do not keep hands in pockets - it increases the possibility of not only falling, but more severe injuries, especially fractures. * Avoid the metal manhole covers. As a rule, they are covered with ice. In addition, they can be loose, which adds to injuries. * Don't walk at the edge of the carriageway. It's always dangerous, on slippery roads especially. * Do not run across the roadway during a snowfall and ice. Remember that in icy conditions greatly increases a brake way of the car, and drop the front of the car that moves, leads at least to injury, and possibly death. * Walking pregnant women in the ice without an escort — hazardous to health. * Do not walk unnecessarily on the street if you are weak and awkward. Wait until you remove the snow and not scatter sand on icy sidewalk. * Very dangerous walking in the sleet in a drunken state.Intoxicated injury most heavy, contrary to the belief that the drunk falls always successfully. Drunken people are not so sensitive to pain and injuries in a timely manner do not go to the doctor, which leads subsequently to further problems and troubles. * If you have fallen, and some time later felt pain in the head, nausea, pain, a tumor, immediately contact the emergency room, otherwise complications can arise with bad consequences. In winter, a very big danger represent icicles. Statistics show that the greatest danger represent icicles during the melting of ice and snow: in weather like this increases dramatically the number of injuries sustained during a fall ice blocks. So if possible, stay away from houses - closer to the middle of the sidewalk. Dear citizens! Take care of your risk, leaving the house in “slippery” days. By following these simple recommendations will help you avoid injury and damage during the ice. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
