When looking for the persons who might have been injured in a car accident, should you check all spaces of the crashed car, including the car boot?

Description

Art. 44 para. 2 pt. 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Journal of Laws of 2005, No. 108, item 908 with subsequent amendments); Recommendations: International Trauma Life Support. Prehospital Trauma Care (ITLS), Emory Campbell (ed.), Medycyna Praktyczna, Kraków 2009, 1st ed.

Explanation

Correct answer: Yes

Yes. According to art. 44 para. 2 of the Road Traffic Act, every participant in an accident is obliged to provide necessary assistance to the victims. For the help to be effective, you must first find all the injured persons, which requires a thorough search of the entire vehicle, including the boot, and its surroundings. As a result of a strong impact, passengers, especially children, could have been moved into unusual places.

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