First+Aid,+Taking+Command+&+the+most+Dangerous+person

=Taking Command & the Most Dangerous Person= (Return to First Aid)

It is important that someone who knows what they are doing be in charge. Be brave enough to step back if someone more qualified is there, but sometimes the best thing you can do is keep wanna-be heroes away from accident victims.
 * __Taking Command of the Situation__**:

Only take command if you are the most qualified person available. Even if you are not giving first aid someone needs to be in charge.
 * __When to take Command__**:

Believe it or not it is pretty simple to take command but you need to be brave. Here are some simple tricks to quickly take command of a situation: -Stay calm and confident (People who are afraid will instantly begin to follow a solid leader) -Give people standing around something to do. (The first thing is usually to get someone on the phone for an ambulence, next get a few helpers and eliminate any surrounding dangers you can. People are less scared if they have a good way to help.) -Help calm down the victim. (Let them know that the police are coming and that you are there to help. Let them know everything is going to be alright if you can.) -Try to make the victim more comfortable if you can do it without hurting them more. (This step really is not important unless there is nothing you can do but wait. People get nervous waiting and do stupid things. Keep them busy.)
 * __How to take command__**:

Once again: the most dangerous person is one that thinks they know what they are doing but haven't got a clue, Bleeding hearts who just want the victim to stop hurting and hurt them more trying to 'help', and people desperate to be heroes. I personally saw a lady moved from a crash improperly. She is paralyzed from the neck down and nothing can change that. I have seen some other things that I won't tell you because they involve children dying painfully. I am saying this furiously, DON'T LET STUPID PEOPLE NEAR VICTIMS.
 * __The most Dangerous Person__**:

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