| These days, a natural disaster or accident can | | | | are there. |
| happen anywhere. Take for instance in Hurricane | | | | 3. If possible, seek a location where rescue is |
| Katrina, a natural disaster which nobody thought | | | | more suitable for the emergency services. For |
| could be so catastrophic, many people were | | | | instance if a helicopter has found you, make sure |
| mortally or fatally injured and many people had no | | | | the area is clear of any trees or power lines that |
| way of contacting or receiving help. Accidents | | | | can hinder evacuation or safety of the rescue |
| occur every day on the road or on hiking or | | | | crew. |
| camping trips. Sometimes accidents are so severe | | | | 4. When the emergency services have located |
| and require immediate attention, you may need | | | | you, STAY in the area where you signaled. Only |
| to call for an emergency evacuation. | | | | move if your safety is at risk or instructed by |
| To make a good emergency evacuation, you | | | | the emergency services. |
| need to follow 6 easy rules to remember: | | | | 5. Once rescue has arrived, you should precisely |
| 1. Contact the emergency services as soon as | | | | as possible inform all the first aid procedures you |
| you can. If you can't, try to spot these services | | | | have performed on the injured person. For |
| by surveying your surroundings. | | | | instance, if any of your members has a |
| 2. After contacting emergency services, you have | | | | suspected spinal injury, extra care and procedures |
| to call attention to these services to your location. | | | | have to be engaged to make sure no there is no |
| You can signal your location by fires, flares, | | | | further movement in the spine to prevent |
| torches, flashing mirrors or visible bright clothing to | | | | potential paralysis. |
| catch their attention. Keep signaling your location | | | | 6. Ensure safety and appropriate care is given at |
| until the emergency service has indicated where | | | | all times, even when rescuers have arrived. There |
| you are by giving you a signal, such as a flash of | | | | is still risk of further accidents, even during |
| light or behavior to indicate that they know you | | | | evacuation. |