Most Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) are closely related to head and spine injuries. This is a fact according to statistics and researches. Hence, ambulance medics are trained in their protocol to immobilize whole body of MVA victims and send them to nearest hospital for further ruling out. It is a major practice to package the MVA victim onto long spine board for transportation.
Look carefully at these photos. These are some of the mechanism of head & spine injuries for MVA.
When handling MVA cases, always remember that you don’t move the victim out of the vehicle unless situation became dangerous or suitable equipments with trained personnel are ready for the extrication.
For your own safety in the car, remember these few precaution to reduce risk of head & spine injury during MVA:
1. Raise up your head cushion in line with your head
2. Wear safety belt
3. Drive safely with controllable speed
4.Check your car constantly which include tires, brakes and etc
5. Buy cars with higher safety ratings (http://www.ancap.com.au/)
By TENG TP
