Wetin dey sup? Naija people don hear am say when person gree do accident, wetin we fit do first be to give am water. But as e dey be, e get us to sabi this matter well-well! Dr. Umar Sani Ibrahim wey dey work for asibitin koyarwa na Jami’ar Jihar Kaduna, na come dey belt us correct gist about am.
Dr. Umar talk say make we no just dey rush give water to person wey don jam motor or anything like dat. Wetin be the reason? First, if the person dey faint, dem fit dey talk anyhow, no go even sabi wetin dey happen around am. Abi you know say that water fit only worsen di matter? E fit make dem choke because of say dem dey swallow wrongly!
Di second reason wey Dr. Umar drop na say, sometimes no be every accident wey person get dey show visible wound. Person fit dey bleed inside body or something dey spoil wey no go show outside. If we go dey pour water like say na soup, we fit increase di bleed. Na wah o!
Lastly, if di person get serious injury wey need surgery, na there we go enter big wahala. If you give am water, e fit cause more problem, especially if dem wan give am injection to relieve pain after dat. So make we try dey careful, no be all remedy go fit solve all the wahala.
Instead of rushing go give water, we suppose call emergency services, make dem come arrange wetin to do. Dr. Umar dey advise say when you reach di spot wey accident happen, di first thing wey you go do be to inform those wey dey responsible for di matter. Make sure say everything dey safe before you go try help. No make yourself become victim too!
Dr. Umar dey always yarn say if plenty people dey involved, make you dey wise and know wetin to do first. If some dey shout and some dey quiet, some dey need help pass others. Di ABCD protocol na wetin dem dey use, wey means you gatz look for those wey dey quiet first because dem fit need help pass di ones wey dey shout.
So, no just dey rush give water, be sure to act wisely, inform authorities, and ensure safety first. E no dey easy, but together we fit minimize di risks.
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