On witnessing or arriving at the scene of a road accident, what is the first measure the person who is going to help must take?

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At any traffic accident the PAS (protect, alert, help) conduct is followed. The first step is to protect, that is, to ensure your own safety and to signal and secure the accident site. Before intervening, the person helping must make sure they are not in danger (reflective vest on, vehicle parked in a safe place) and signal the area to warn other users and avoid further crashes or run-overs. Attending to the injured immediately without having secured the area first is a mistake, because it can turn the person helping into a new victim. Cutting off traffic on the road completely is not a measure for a private individual either, but for law enforcement officers.

On witnessing or arriving at the scene of a road accident, what is the first measure the person who is going to help must take?

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