How to behave in a crowd and survive the stampede

We often find ourselves in the midst of the crowd. Whether it's fair, a large shopping center, a meeting or any other event - a large number of people in one place are a danger to themselves and to everyone around. The crowd is prone to spontaneous actions, which may be the cause of a sudden it started to rain, someone shouting, loud noise, or a deliberate provocation. Crowding can occur in seconds, and to survive it's not as easy as it seems.

Began

So crowd around panicked. It is not necessary with all flee without looking back. Moving on general direction of the crowd, evaluate the situation around a cursory glance, ask yourself "What do I see?". If the threat is implicit, it may be better to give the crowd just go forward, while trying to shift it to the edge, and thus get out of it. The best advice to get out of the crowd is a movement along with the bulk of the people, but it is gradually being displaced diagonally to the edge of the crowd.

More about the movement

Never try to go against the crowd. You knocked down and is likely to trample. If the situation is deplorable, it is worth sacrificing a scarf and other things that you can strangle and strongly restrict movement. Important and hand position. Bend at the elbows and push to the body - so you will always be able to resist pushing on all sides by people who do not give squeeze the chest and leaving room to breathe. Stepping into the room with a lot of people remember the location of the nearest exits.

I'm not alone

The presence of a child or a woman in such a situation is very dangerous for their lives. Put the child in the neck and a woman better to ourselves, so she did not get a sharp push in the back, in addition you will always keep it in sight and in the event of a fall can help.

I fell

Perhaps the worst thing that could happen, but do not despair. Curl up in a ball, close your hands back of the head. Do not try to rely on hand, they may be to step on and break. Try to get up, make a breakthrough body and leaning on one knee.

about the eye

The aggressive crowd is very important, and your mind. Do not look people in the eye - it can cause aggression in your face, but do not look down at the floor - you'll look weak victim. It is best to look just below the face oncoming people, this will help avoid excessive attention to themselves and to navigate fairly well in what is happening around.

Around danger

Any static object in such a situation is dangerous. Avoid pillars, grilles, railings, all protruding objects. It is worth to think about the contents of your pockets. Even innocuous keys in a strong crush can cause you serious damage.

Do not panic

The main thing - never lose your temper. Loss of control over the situation is possible, and you will hardly be able to single-handedly stop the distraught crowd, but as long as you control yourself, you will be able to take the right action that will save you a life.