What to do
- If threatened for your belongings, let them go. Your safety comes first.
- Avoid sudden movements. Explain before you need to move.
- When possible without greater risk, go somewhere safe and alert police.
- Help only when it is safe to approach. For heavy bleeding, press the wound with a clean cloth. Do not press on an eye, a dented skull or organs protruding from the abdomen. Press around an embedded object or exposed bone. For an open chest wound or bleeding that will not stop, open the bleeding guide. Do not search inside the wound for a bullet or other object.
- Once you are safe, ask someone you trust to stay with you, away from the attacker. Tell them where you are and whether you can move or speak. If danger returns, go to another safe place and report it. Do not wait to collect evidence.
What to avoid
- Do not chase, confront or try to take the weapon.
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