At least 200 people were injured Wednesday night in a stampede at the San Carlo square in Turin, Italy, according to ANSA. Thousands of Juventus fans gathered in San Carlo square that night to watch the Champions League final live on the big screen. Witnesses said that the crowd suddenly shouted and pushed during the game, the scene out of control, stampeded.
Do you know how to help yourself in case of stampede? In a crowded environment, it is easy to cause crowding or even stampede. How to prevent stampede accidents? How to escape, self rescue and mutual rescue when encountering crowded environment?
I. what are the places that may cause stampede accidents?
Places with limited space and relatively concentrated crowds, such as stadiums, shopping malls, narrow streets, indoor passages or stairs, cinemas, bars, nightclubs, lottery outlets, overloaded vehicles, sailing cabins, etc., all hide the danger of stampede accidents. If the crowd's mood becomes too excited for some reason, it is very easy to have a stampede accident, and the people in it are also vulnerable. Therefore, when participating in large-scale public activities, we should clearly see the exits and various escape signs. In particular, access to the site may not be the safest. In addition to the entrances and exits, it is also necessary to observe whether there are other escape ways in football field, large shopping mall and other places. For example, the safest place in the stadium is the stadium grass.
2. What are the possible causes of stampede accidents?
1. When the crowd is relatively concentrated, because of the crowd or carelessness, someone in front falls down, the person behind does not pay attention, and does not stop walking, resulting in trampling.
2. The crowd is frightened and panic occurs, such as hearing the explosion and gunshot, panic out of control situation, crowding and trampling on each other in the unorganized and aimless escape.
3. The crowd is too excited (excited, angry, etc.) to cause disturbance and easy to trample.
4. Driven by curiosity, we specially look for crowded places to explore, resulting in unnecessary personnel concentration and trampling.
5. When going up and down the stairs, deliberately crowding, heckling, pranking, brawling, pushing, stopping suddenly and joking, etc. especially when there are many people, the above situations are more likely to happen, and the stampede accident is more likely to happen.
3. What about the crowd?
1. When finding that the crowd is crowding in the direction of their own walking, they should immediately avoid to one side, but do not run to avoid falling.
2. If there are shops, restaurants and other buildings on the side of the road, you should immediately enter the room for shelter. Remember not to go against the flow of people, it is very easy to be pushed to the ground.
3. If you involuntarily fall into the crowd, you must first stabilize your feet. Remember to keep away from the glass window of the shop, so as not to be hurt by the broken glass.
4. When encountering crowded people, do not lean forward or lower the center of gravity. Even if the shoes are stepped down, do not squat down or bend down to lift the shoes or tie the shoelaces. Make sure you do not fall down.
5. If possible, grab something solid, such as a lamp post, and leave the scene quickly and calmly after the crowd passes.
IV. what to do after the chaos?
1. In the crowded crowd, keep alert at all times. When someone is in the wrong mood or the crowd starts to stir, be prepared to protect yourself and others.
2. If you are held forward, don't stretch your hand to push the crowd. At this time, you can clench your fist with your left hand, hold your wrist with your right hand, put your elbows on your chest, lean forward slightly, and form a certain space to keep your breath smooth. If you have children around you, you should immediately hold them in your arms and wrap your arms around them to form a 'protective circle'.
3. At this time, the feet should be more sensitive and never be tripped, so as to avoid being the inducer of crowded stampede accidents.
4. When you find someone in front of you suddenly falls down, you should stop at once and call for help loudly, and tell the people behind you not to move forward.
5. If you are pushed down, try to get close to the wall, face the wall, curl up into a ball, and clasp your hands behind the neck to protect the most vulnerable parts of the body -- head, neck, chest, abdomen, etc.
V. what should I do if the stampede accident has happened?
Protect head and chest in case of falling due to trampling
First, people who fall down in a stampede accident usually lie flat and face down. If you fall in a crowd, you should first protect your vulnerable back brain area and rib area.
Hand movements:
At the first time, put your hands across your neck and back of your head, and clamp your arms on both sides of your head.
Leg action:
We should try our best to bend our knees forward and protect the vital organs in the chest and abdomen.
Body movements:
Lie on your side as you will, so that you can have some space to breathe. Lying on the side of the ground can avoid trampling on the spine and brain. Even if the legs and sides of the body are trampled into fractures, it will not be immediately fatal.
Second, if you fall, you'd better not move to narrow areas such as the wall. Because there will be people falling down in this place, which will lead to suffocation of people under pressure.