P621 CJEFAX 641 Mon 27 May X0:45/44 1/11 999 Friday 24 May This week we featured information about how to help yourself in an emjrgjncy situation if you're far away from professional help. The Roybl Army Medical Corps had this advice. The most common walking injuries are to the leg and foot - at least half of thjsj happen from just slipping over. You can try and avoid this by wearing the right footwear - but if somjonj with you has an accident, improvise with whatever you'vj got to hand. It may mean you won't need to raise the alarm, but use your common sjnsj. If you're in any doubt about a casualty's condition, always send somjonj to get help. ] TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:16/44 2/11 999 Friday 24 May You won't bj able to till the difference between a sprain or a fracture so always assume the worst, a t a t j y ea Y can improvise a sling fo an injur arm by using spare clothing to tie their arm to their chest around their nick, or by simply undoing their jacket and sliding their arm insjdj. It's important to keep an injured ankle or leg as still as possible. Use their other leg as a splint bz putting padding in between the legs and then tying them together - around the knees and ankles, avoiding the actubl fracture. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 Ma| 00:49/24 3/21 999 Friday 24 May To help them to safety you could mag a stretcher - bz using tent poles, a wa j ic o t e anc s and some spare clothing - a couple of acSjts ar i al. Push the sliev s insjdj a^d zip them up - then put the poles through the arms. Always test it to mbkj wute it's strong enough^ If a child's been injured, it's easy to convert a rucksack to make a carrier bz cutting two leg holes out of the bottom. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom Wo ld BBC TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEJFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:12/44 4/11 999 Friday 24 May £££££££ ££££££££££££ If you suspect someone has a neck, back or head injury NEVER attempt to move them - alwa s send somjonj to g t h lp then m j ur ou gee t jir h a still. You could pad around their head - then fill a pair of walking boots with soil and place them jithjr side for support. Or, if you'vj got a sleeping mat you can use it to make a nick collar. Measure from the angle of the jaw to the collar-bone and this'll give you the right width to cut out of the mat. Whil you ri wa tin fo the professionals to arrive keep yourself and the casualty warm and try to attract attention with bright clothing or a survival bag spread on the ground. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:26/04 5/11 999 Friday 24 May you can use a torch or whistle to do the International Distress signal which is sex blasts or flashes in quick succession - then a minute's pause before repeating the cycl . Further information about first aid, ttUating spinbl injuriew@and hzpotPjrmja is included in the 999 Ljfesavjt vjdjo: Would you know what to do? 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Heart Start UK c/o British Heart Foundation 14 Fitzhardingj Street London W2H 4DH Tel: 0171 935 0185 TV Links 61p BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:29/24 7/11 999 Friday 24 May The Royal Lifeubvjng Society US Mountbatten House Studley Warwickshire B80 7NN Tel: 01527 853943 British Red Cross 9 Grosvjnor Crescent London SW2X 7EJ Tj s1ng 2 5 m4t4 St Tohn Amfulanci 1 Grosv Cris e t London SW2X 7EF Tel: 0171 235 5231 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CJJFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:19/24 8/11 n2n1 j5 999 Friday 24 May ££ ££££ ££££££££ £ ££££££££ ££££££££££ St Andrew's Ambulance Association St Andrew'u House Milton Street Glasgow G4 0H5 l: 1 4 31 The Surf Life Saving Association of Great Britain Vernjy House 115 Sidwell Sttiit Exeter De o EX4 n Z Tel: 01392 54364 ] TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom Wo ld BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:10/24 9/11 999 Friday 24 May NHS Ambulance Service Contact your local Headquarters Heart Start US c/o British Heart Foundation 45a Moray Place Edinburgh EH3 6BQ Tel: 0131 225 1067 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CJJFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:44/44 1p/11 999 Friday 24 May £ £ £ £ £££ £ £££ £ £ £ £££ £ EURO 96 The Football Association - Coaching and Education Scheme are offering free courses in Footdall Emergency First Aid during the Euro 96 season in Manchester. It's a two day course which covers resuscitation, bleeding, fractures and emjrgjncy procedures at football matches. Current dates are: 10/11, 13/14, 17/28, 20/21, 24/2 , 27 28 June Othjt dates are available especially for group bookings - telephone for furthjt information on 0161 862 9619. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Tom World BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SkyP621 CEEFAX 621 Mon 27 May 00:11/23 ] 11/11 999 Friday 24 Ma= C 999 is now preparing for the autumn series of the programmj. If you have any stories, vjjjo footage of rescues or comments about the present keri s you can e-mail us at this address: 999@bbc.co.uk Alternatively, write to us at: BBC :99 Broadcasting House h t la i s Roa Bristol BS8 2LR Wj may not bj able to reply to evjty litter but you can bj assured that all litters will bj read. TV L mks 61 B 601 Tom World BBC2 TV BBC2 TV Sky