While waiting for the health services to arrive at an accident, must the victims be protected from the cold and kept warm?

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As a general rule, injured people in a traffic accident must be protected from both cold and extreme heat, and keeping them warm with blankets or clothing is a priority. After an accident, because of immobility, blood loss or the state of shock, the body quickly loses body temperature (hypothermia), which can significantly worsen their state of health. That is why it is not correct to stop keeping them warm, since it contradicts the basic guidelines of first aid. Nor is it valid to keep warm only the seriously injured, because hypothermia and shock can appear even in injured people who at first sight do not appear to be in critical condition.

While waiting for the health services to arrive at an accident, must the victims be protected from the cold and kept warm?

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