As part of today’s younger generation, we certainly have many times attended events that require us to blend in with the crowd. However, the truth is that crowds are not a safe place, especially when they are so crowded that they have to squeeze together in a narrow space.
And the question here is: if you accidentally fall in a crowd, what do you need to do to protect yourself?
In fact, cramming in a crowd is already something no one wants to do. And if you fall at that time, it is really dangerous, even deadly if you fall down.
There have been many cases of victims being pinched to their lungs, broken bones and died from falling in the chaotic crowd.
For example, the accident at Hillsborough Stadium (England) in 1989. At that time, the stadium was packed with people, and then it only took one person to fall to cause a chain effect. In the end, 96 people died in that disaster.
There have been many cases where the victim was compressed to the point of contusion of the lungs, broken bones and death.
So to see that, if you have to stand in the middle of the crowd, the thing to remember (and do) is not to fall. Put your strength into your legs to stay steady, placing your hands in front of your chest like a boxer. That position will help you move easily, and protect the sensitive part of the chest.
As stated above, falling is the last thing you want to do in a crowd. So if you fall, get up by all means, as quickly as possible. And here’s what you should do in such a situation:
Falling is the last thing you want to do in a crowd.
Roll into a fetal position to minimize the maximum force exerted on the body.
In general, getting stuck in a crowd is something that should never happen.
So when you feel that the space is too tight, and there are people pressing on the body on all sides, you should find a way to escape before something bad happens.