Actions in the event of a terrorist attack: how to survive yourself and help others

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Forewarned is forearmed. Read the instructions carefully and be prepared for anything.

In connection with recent events, the rules of conduct in the event of a terrorist act and the threat of its commission are extremely relevant. There are quite a few options for various events, but there are universal actions in a terrorist attack, which we will consider in detail today.

Precautionary measures

Terrorist attacks are most often committed in crowded places: in public transport, in markets and shops, during large events both in closed areas and in the fresh air. Until an emergency or terrorist threat regime is introduced, it is definitely impossible to recommend refusal to visit such places. But measures to ensure your own safety are still worth following. Therefore, it is advisable to avoid the crowd. Do not stand next to windows or any easily destructible structures. Abandoned cars, small nooks between kiosks or buildings can also pose a certain threat. On public transport, it is best to choose seats in the middle of the passenger compartment in a rearward direction. And again, away from windows (in this case, windows that are an emergency exit must be monitored). By the way, standing people are safer than sitting people.

In crowded places, you need to be attentive to any forgotten items, suspicious bags, boxes without owners, and so on.

Signs of Explosive Devices:

• Cars parked near houses, unknown to residents.
• The presence of wires, a small antenna, electrical tape.
• Noise made by a detected object (ticking of a clock, clicks).
• The presence of power sources (batteries) on the found item.
• Stretching wire, twine, rope.
• Unusual placement of the detected item.
• A specific odor not characteristic of the surrounding area.
• Orphaned briefcases, suitcases, bags, packages, boxes, boxes.

All suspicious items in places of possible congestion must be reported to the administration or special services. At the same time, you need to clearly and consciously say where and at what time the object was discovered, as well as indicate your contact information. After that it is necessary to wait for the arrival of the investigation team. The rest is up to the special services.

When notifying of a possible terrorist attack in the media or by means of civil defense (a siren that notifies you of the need to listen to radio or television on local frequencies / channels), you must calmly and quickly leave the dangerous place, without creating panic and avoiding crowds of people.

Where to run? Home. The best way is by ground transportation, avoiding the crowds. Including large shopping centers, factories, train stations. If possible, it is necessary to create a three-day supply of water, food, medicine and spare light sources, collect documents and prepare for a possible evacuation. In addition, you need to remove all objects from the window sills, windows, and take out flammable materials from the apartment. The closed curtains will provide protection from splinters. Of course, it's great to leave a big city for a couple of days, for example, to visit relatives in the village, but this can be fraught with problems, or even impossible.

What to do if a terrorist attack has already been committed

The main goal is to survive and not get hurt. Her attendants are to call the special services and save others. In order to accomplish them, you need to complete three tasks, strictly observing the sequence:

1. Stand up. Take a look around. Is there a danger? No?
2. There are people injured? Take away. Don't react? Check their consciousness.
3. Are the victims unconscious? Check your breath. Breathe - save.

You cannot perform actions if there is no understanding of how to end them and where they will lead. In order to save others, you need to survive yourself.

Evacuation

It doesn't matter how you evacuate. The main thing is fast. Everything will wait. First you need to leave the danger zone. It is best to deal with injuries and injuries in a safe place.

In the event of an organized evacuation, it is necessary to clearly and calmly follow the instructions of the administration, driver or special services.

It is necessary to avoid the crowd, but in the event that there is no way to get out of it, it is worth obeying the flow and following it, not opposing, but moving away from it in a safe direction. It is necessary to move in it with your elbows slightly apart. It is imperative to get rid of any objects that can catch on. It is necessary to avoid places in which you can be pinched, and to overcome any obstacles as carefully as possible. In such situations, significantly more people die in a crush than from the terrorist attack itself.

If, nevertheless, you are dropped, you need to curl up in a ball and cover your head with your hands, roll back to a safe place and get up as quickly as possible.

If there is an evacuation with the wounded, the best way to transport him is to drag him along, holding hands. This is the least labor-intensive method in which the head of the rescued person is relatively safe. Although in a critical situation, when there is a threat of shelling or explosion, even dragging with one leg face down is better than nothing.

First aid to victims

Severe bleeding and breathing problems are most dangerous. Moreover, you need to deal with them in the same order: first, to minimize blood loss, then - a lack of oxygen. All other injuries either do not pose such a serious threat, or cannot be eliminated without special medical training.

The victims are divided into three categories:

• Conscious, breathes on its own - stop bleeding (if any), help to take a comfortable posture.
• Unconscious, breathing - put on your side, stop severe bleeding.
• Unconscious, without breathing - start cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

You need to determine who to save first. There is no immediate help for everyone, so triage is used here. First, we save those who are alive, breathe on their own, but have multiple injuries, have lost a lot of blood, are unconscious. The second in line are the wounded, conscious. Those who are conscious and able to move should receive help last. As cruel as it is, all those who are unconscious and unable to breathe should receive help from doctors. In emergency situations, there is time for them only at the very last moment: the lives of those who can still be saved are too expensive.

All victims should be examined for severe bleeding. Then find the source and firmly grip the wound with your hand or any rag or clothing that you come across. In no case should foreign objects be removed from wounds, including shrapnel, edged weapons, and so on. Their presence will to some extent close the blood flow. Strong, gushing bleeding must be stopped with any available items. A tourniquet can even be made from a wire or a shirt, a pressure bandage - similarly. The purity of the material does not count: severe blood loss will kill you more accurately and much faster. First stop - then bandage.

In case of severe bleeding on the hand or forearm, it is necessary to bend the elbow joint as much as possible, in case of bleeding on the foot and lower leg, bend the leg at the knee joint. With bleeding on the thigh, the tourniquet is applied to the leg below the groin; on the shoulder - just below the shoulder joint.

When injured in the head, the victim is laid horizontally, provide rest. It is better not to touch the head wound (excluding injuries to the face). If your face is injured, you need to clamp the wound with a sterile swab, napkin or handkerchief.

In case of spinal injuries, do not allow the victim to move, lay him down and do not touch him until the arrival of doctors.

In case of wounds to the chest and abdomen, to prevent air from entering the pleural and abdominal cavities, it is necessary to apply an airtight bandage to the wound - a gauze napkin with boric ointment or petroleum jelly, a piece of polyethylene. As a last resort, firmly grip the wound with your palm. The victim should be in a semi-sitting position.

After all the victims have stopped bleeding, those who are unconscious are turned on their side - you can deal with burns. In a critical situation, all that makes sense to do before the arrival of doctors is to cool the affected tissue. Either pour water on them, or put a wet rag (preferably in a bag).