Sugar House Bulletin | 1941-08-15 | Page 8 | Moving Accident Victim Dangerous

Moving Accident Victim Dangerous Serious and unnecessary injury can be caused by a person who takes it upon himself to lift an accident victim and place him in a car in order or-der to rush him to a hospital. Medical authorities advise against moving an injured person more than actually necessary until medical help arrives or unless someone familiar famil-iar with first-aid procedure is present. pres-ent. In the majority of accident cases requiring hospital care the best procedure pro-cedure is to make the victim as comfortable, com-fortable, as possible and allow him to rest quietly until the ambulance arrives. ar-rives. Unless there is a heavy loss of blood or unless the ambulance is greatly delayed the danger of Inexpert In-expert handling should be avoided.