So basically, you’ve fallen and you might be curious as to what steps to take next. First and foremost, as with any situation where someone is injured, you’ll want to check yourself over for injuries, and if you do get the sense that you have suffered an injury, it’s important to seek out medical attention as soon as you possibly can.
If it’s safe to do so, what you might also do is take account of your surroundings: where you are, exactly where it is that the fall might have taken place, who, if anyone, might have observed the fall. Collect their information if it’s safe to do so in the circumstances. Take a picture of the area where you fell if it’s safe to do so on your cell phone or your smartphone or whatever it might be. Again, just kind of get a very concrete understanding of where exactly the fall took place and document it in a secure place if at all possible. So in the event that you have suffered a fall accident and you do notice that you are injured, first and foremost, the most important thing is to seek out medical attention.
If you get the sense that your injuries may be serious and require immediate medical attention, contact the ambulance service if it’s safe to do so, EHS. If you get the sense that your injuries may not be immediately serious or require imminent medical attention, it’s always best to check in with your GP or general practitioner or a walk-in clinic if you don’t have an ordinary family doctor. If there are witnesses nearby that you notice after suffering a fall incident, to the extent that it’s safe to do so and medically doable, get the information of anyone that you believe may have witnessed the fall, again, just to document exactly what it is that they might have observed take place. And again, you should really make sure first and foremost that it’s safe to do so and that you’re in a physical or mental state to be able to do that before speaking and documenting the witness’s information.
