How to survive after a Molotov cocktail and not very burnt

If you suddenly find yourself in a street brawl with incendiary, your chances of survival and not get severe burns greatly depends on what you will do. Maybe something of that knowledge will make its way through the panic and It will help you save or save his blazing other.

First, let's understand what a Molotov cocktail.

Formulation can be different, but the main component is traditionally petrol which is mixed in different proportions with oil, ethanol, kerosene, acetone and other combustibles. All this is poured into the bottle, the neck of which sticks out a fuse.

So, if the bottle is broken by your side and the flames spread to your clothes, remember a few things.

Do not panic

Even the prospect to experience for yourself the power and efficiency of this weapon scares the hell out - burned alive and have no way to shake off the flame. Because advice sounds strange, but the thing to remember is that quick and correct action will help you not only survive, but also practically not get health damage. It is worth to try for this.

no water

As we have said above, in the Molotov cocktail includes gasoline, and about the efficiency of quenching it with water all probably remember from school course of life safety. Burning gasoline only spread rapidly, and the area of ​​damage will increase.

Instead of water, it is possible to extinguish all that blocks access of oxygen required for combustion, - soil, sand, snow, dense natural fabric (tarpaulin, for example). If serendipitously next will be a fire extinguisher - just great, use it. Just be careful - carbon dioxide fire extinguisher can damage body tissue, and if before that they also burned ...

If burned hand

If you have burned the hand as soon as possible to throw in her natural fabrics, because synthetic may melt and stick to the burned hand. Do not wave your hand - the flow of oxygen will make the fire burn with a vengeance.

Fire can not escape

If you're on fire, escape is useless - only oxygen to support combustion, and will not help to extinguish the flames. In addition, if you are in an upright position, the fire can quickly get to the head, and she was often not protected by clothing. The result - a disfigured face and loss of vision.

When you have only burned clothing, you can try to quickly get rid of it, such as dump burning hat or jacket. But if the fire had already spread over a larger area, falls to the ground and ride - so you will block access to oxygen, and cause it to lose the flames. Be sure to close the eyes with his hands so as not to lose sight. If someone finds a chemical fire extinguisher, this action again help you to avoid blindness.

If you are still able to shout, instead of "Help!", You can shout a guide for the people around, for example, you tell them to throw earth or sand, cover with a natural fabric. But this, of course, aerobatics and iron self-control.

Helping others

If you runs past the burning man, remembering the last point, it is necessary to stop it. Of course, words are unlikely to help, so the knocks him down and cover the top of clothing. If it is long enough to cover the entire area of ​​the burning, and not synthetic, it is likely to help.

In addition, the clothes can be extinguished with water - gasoline is already bankrupt, and if there is a water source, it is highly useful. After the man was extinguished, it's time to call a doctor. timely assistance can save lives even when a large area of ​​burns. The main thing - not hysterically screaming "Doctor!" And quietly call or ask someone else to call.