How to protect yourself in ice

How to protect yourself in ice



The number of people injured by a fall in the street is significantly increased in the winter. To maximize your safety in ice, some recommendations should be followed.





How to protect yourself in ice


















You will need




  • - shoes with a low wide heel or without a heel with a ribbed sole;
  • - ice floes.




Instructions





1


Give up shoes with high heels. To avoid falls and injuries on slippery roads in winter, choose for walking boots or boots on a low square heel or flat sole. The risk of falls is minimized if the sole of the winter footwear is ribbed. Of no less importance is the material from which it is made: it is better if it is rubber or rubber.





2


Change the manner of your walking during the ice -move around as if you have small skis on your feet. Be careful, try to choose the safest parts of the track, but do not forget that under the ice can also be ice. Do not keep your hands in your pockets, if possible, do not load bags - leave at least one of the hands to maneuver in case you slip.





3


If you can not keep the balance, and youfeel that now fall, try to have time to sit down, in order to reduce the height of the fall. Do not put your hand forward, because, falling on it with all the weight, you can break it. The same goes for the legs - try to keep them together when you fall. At this point, it is desirable to strongly strain all the muscles of the body to protect the bone tissue.





4


Falling on your back, you need to tryto protect yourself from traumatic brain injury. To do this, losing balance, press your chin to your chest, and spread your arms wide. To reduce the risk of concussion can help and cap or hood.





5


To avoid serious injury from fallingon a slippery staircase, try to fall covering your head and face with your hands. Do not try to slow down the fall with your feet and hands - this way you will only increase the probable number of fractures and bruises.





6


If the ice is very strong, usespecial anti-slip overlays on the sole - with ice breaks. They have a universal size, are sold in sports and hardware stores and reliably protect against falls.