What You Need To Do Before The Ambulance Arrives

Although as an onlooker in an emergency situation you are not qualified to give medical assistance

, you can still help. Mainly you can do this by placing the call to an ambulance service and monitoring the patient until the staff arrives. Your observations and prior knowledge of the person can save time and in an emergency situation time is directly correlated to outcome. More precisely, the chance of a positive outcome goes down with every minute that elapses between the injury and seeing a doctor.

Make sure to share any pertinent information with ambulance staff. Is the injured party on medication? Do they have allergies? Have they been drinking alcohol? Knowing the answer to these basic questions saves time. You can ask the injured party prior to the ambulance arriving and report to the staff when they are on scene.

The most common reason people call an ambulance is trauma. This is broad category that can mean anything from car accident to slips and falls or sports injuries. If this is the situation you find yourself in there is not much you can do. Call an ambulance as quickly as possible and then offer comfort to the injured party. Broken bones are painful but typically not life threatening.

One thing you need to be particularly vigilant about is back injuries. Damage to the spinal cord can cause nerve damage and paralysis. If someone hurts their back it is best not to move them or have them move until ambulance service staff arrives and assesses the situation. Again the best thing you can do here is offer comfort until the ambulance arrives.

Although as an onlooker you are not in a position to diagnose or treat an illness you can do a bit of investigation work in a trauma situation. Namely you can monitor the person for a concussion. Although this call untimely needs to be made by a doctor, there are certain things you can report to medical transportation staff. If the person appears confused, is slurring speech, has uneven pupils, can't recall simple information, or is disoriented they may have a concussion. If you notice these symptoms make sure you report them to the staff of the ambulance service so they can act accordingly. In this situation is also important to report to the staff if the person has any allergies or preexisting medical conditions because they may be in a clouded mental state and not remember to mention this to the doctor.

by: Mark Etinger

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