What to Do If Someone Is Hit by a Car

What to Do if Someone Is Hit By a Car Dr. Travis Stork: I want an audience volunteer to help me out with this scenario. You want to come on up? What's your name? Ricky: Ricky. Dr. Travis Stork: Alright Ricky. So just like at in that video, car comes by, screech you to a hole, you're hit and you’re down. You just get hit by a car. So, everyone in the audience, I want you to take out your Padgetts because I'm going to quiz all of you and those of you at home. So if you witness someone getting hit by a car, should you number one, lift their head? Should you try it by yourself, carry them off the street? Should you three, lift their legs up? Or four, should you do none of those, none of the above? So, I want you to log your answers and Ricky are you okay? Ricky: I am. Dr. Travis Stork: Okay. Ricky: Thank you. Dr. Travis Stork: So I want to see what the audience voted. 93% none of the above, four is the correct answer. And Ricky than you for helping us out but let me make something very clear by answering none of the above. We’re not saying do nothing like in that video. Everyone in the audience, everyone at home, you can do something. Now if someone is hit by a car, don’t move them unless they’re in direct danger. And then you can keep that victim alert, have them talk to you. Can they feel their hands and their legs? If there is blood around the victim, you obviously want to be careful if there is a massively bleeding wound direct pressure. But use something to protect yourself, a barrier. Don’t give them fluid because a lot of times they’ll say “I'm thirsty” but the fact is they can choke on the water if they do end up needing surgery, you can't have those fluids in their belly. And then always call 911, even if the victim doesn’t seem injured because these accidents, they can be prevented. Now take a look at this vide, because recently preventable.org and BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation launched, Canada’s first 3D illusion gear to making driver slow down at high risk intersections. And what you will see there is what looks like a child in the roadway but it are actually this massive mural painted on the ground that appears like a child to make you slow down. Dr. Jim Sears: I don’t know if I like this or not. But I mean it they disturbing driver towards--I mean certain you would get my attention for sure. Dr. Andrew Ordon: That’s amazing how it looks but like that child is actually standing up. I think the intent is good but I think it's going to cost more accidents than I mean you’re going to screech on the brakes. Dr. Travis Stork: What if it swerved into the under the side of the road and there is a child playing there? Dr. Lisa Masterson: And then you have to teach your kids too. You have to teach them don’t go chasing after the ball, watch in the street. And also what a lot of kids were doing now which is very distracting you see more of it on the TV is the kid wearing the walkman and they don’t hear, exactly. Dr. Jim Sears: And I see a lot of people biking with walkmans on and that’s kind of dangerous because you don’t hear the traffic around you. But if you’re going bike at night or jog at night make sure you’re wearing protective reflective clothing. So the cars can see you and any time the day of night, never jaywalk. Before you cross the street, look left, right and left again. And then if you’re going to--if your kids are playing near the street, never leave them unattended.