Emergency numbers
Europe-wide the emergency service can be reached via the number 112. Although there are other telephone numbers in some countries, 112 always leads to fire department control centers in Europe. The police can also receive emergency calls via the 110 numbers and forward them to the fire department.
In other vacation countries you should get information about the local telephone numbers before you start your trip. Beside the 112 there is in Germany also the cash-medical emergency service with 116117. Over this a physician can be reached, who makes house calls with less bad diseases.
PECH Rule
In first aid and emergency medicine there are many memoranda that help you to take the right measures even in stressful situations. From the field of sports injuries comes the PECH rule. The P stands for pause, because the affected person cannot continue playing directly.
The E stands for ice, because cooling has an analgesic effect in almost all sports injuries. The C stands for compression, which in first aid simply means that the sports shoe can be left on and the swelling reduced. The H stands for high, since elevating the foot or hand can also relieve pain.
Pressure dressing
While in most injuries, covering the wound with bandages already provides good care, some injuries can cause such severe bleeding that simple covering is not enough. A pressure bandage is then applied. First the helper holds up the affected body part and tries to push off the artery on the upper arm.
A second assistant applies a compress to the wound and wraps a bandage once around the body part.Then a wrapped bandage packet is placed on the wound and the bandage is wrapped tightly around it. Finally, a knot is tightened directly above the pressure pad. This should stop the bleeding. If bleeding continues, a second pressure bandage can be applied to the first one.
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