Published on
Updated
Reading 3 mins.
in collaboration with
Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo)
On January 1, while clearing snow in front of his property, Jeremy Renner was seriously injured by a snowplow. What to do in the event of an accident of this type? The answers of Dr Gérald Kierzek, emergency doctor and medical director of Doctissimo.
Victim of a very serious accident, Jeremy Renner, an actor known in particular for his role as Hawkeye in the Marvel universe, however, has not lost his sense of humor. In a sequence of a few seconds published on his social networks, charlotte on his head, he gives his news and explains that he is taking “her first shower” for a week.
Victim of an accident with a snowplow
On January 1, while clearing snow from his property in the American West, the 52-year-old actor suffered a serious accident with a snowplow. According to the American site TMZ, Jimmy Renner would have taken the initiative to drive a snow groomer.
But unfortunately, during the operation, one of his legs was allegedly hit by the machine and other parts of his body, including his chest and face, were also injured. Seeing that he was losing a lot of blood, a neighboring doctor performed a tourniquet, then the emergency services quickly intervened to take care of the American star, who was seriously injured.
What to do in the event of an accident of this type?
Jeremy Renner’s accident is an opportunity to review the first aid actions to be taken in the presence of this type of accident, with Dr. Gérald Kierzek, emergency physician and medical director of Doctissimo. How to react well in the face of such a dramatic situation, without panicking? “There are several reflexes to have“recalls the doctor first.
“It is first of all necessary to avoid the additional accident, ie that a person coming to help is wounded in his turn. The first thing to do for her is therefore to secure the site of the accident: cut off the electricity, turn off the engine of an object (chainsaw or other), so as not to risk injuring herself in turn. Then you have to examine the victim to see if she is conscious, if she is breathing. The third thing to do is to alert the emergency services and finally to begin to rescue, to start a cardiac massage or to carry out a compression on a hemorrhage, for example”.
In the case of Jeremy Renner, his leg was injured and he was losing a lot of blood. His neighbor, a doctor, had the reflex to apply a tourniquet. “In case of bleeding wound, it is necessary to perform a compression. You have to protect your hands with a cloth to avoid direct contact with the victim’s blood and press very hard. In relay, we put a compressive pad, which can be made with a rolled scarf, for example, attached by another fabric. Tourniquets are done if the wound cannot be compressed. You have to squeeze it tight and note the time it was put on. And be careful, you never unfasten a tourniquet, it’s the emergency services that will have to do it” further specifies Gérald Kierzek.
And in case of crush without hemorrhage? “If the injured person is not bleeding, he must not be moved because in the event of a crush, he is surely the victim of one or more fractures which should not be aggravated. We do not give him anything to drink, because he must remain on an empty stomach for the operating room. On the other hand, it must be reported to the emergency services, because the feeling of thirst is the symptom of a potential internal bleeding “ concludes the doctor.