many people in the industry believe that one and a half minutes after the plane crash is the “golden time” for escape. Whether you can escape at the moment of the plane crash depends not only on your on-the-spot reaction fast enough. Australian professor Gary studied the interview records of 105 plane crashes and more than 2000 survivors between 1983 and 2000, and also summarized six self rescue methods.
1. Don’t separate from your family
gailil said that 50% of the passengers travel in groups, so his first advice is: “if you travel with your family, you should insist that the airlines don’t separate you. The reason is very simple. If you sit in different places in the cabin, you always want to get together before you escape, which is very dangerous. ” For a family of four, they should sit together and be ready to escape separately“ Perhaps you have appointed an adult to take care of a child, then you are two groups, and each group should be ready to escape from different exits. ”
2. Learn to unfasten the seat belt
. This may sound ridiculous, but it is very important. Gary’s research shows that even the crew can make mistakes on this issue in the event of an emergency“ When you want to unfasten your seat belt, you will subconsciously think of the way to unfasten the seat belt on the car. You will press the button, but on the plane, you need to open the latch. If you can’t unfasten your seat belt, your chances of escape are slim. ”
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close to the escape exit, gailil came up with some rules of thumb after evaluating the seats of 2000 survivors. “The average distance that survivors have to walk to escape is about seven rows of seats, so you can choose to sit in this range,” he said. You have to count the number of rows of seats in the two nearest exits so that you can find the exit in the dark. Why choose another exit? Because the nearest exit may not be available. ”
4. Back to the flight direction
if the seats of the aircraft are facing back, the passengers will be safer, but Gary said: “the problem is that most passengers don’t want to back to the flight direction.” On military aircraft, seats are often arranged facing back. When Gail travels by train, he usually sits in the empty seat opposite. He said: “because in the event of a collision, the person sitting in front of me will hit me and hurt me.”
5. Put on the cigarette cap
. If you can survive the collision, you have to face the fire and smoke“ Smoke contains toxic gases, and excessive inhalation will lead to death. ” Gary will wear a cigarette cap when traveling, but he warned that if you want to wear such a device, you need to learn how to use it, or you will waste time wearing it.
6. Listen to the steward’s explanation
. After boarding, carefully listen to the steward’s explanation and read the safety regulations. Before the crash, take the anti impact posture according to the instructions of the steward: the lower leg shall be retracted as far as possible and shall be within the vertical line of the knee; Lean your head forward as close to your knees as possible. “Anti impact posture is an important way for passengers to learn. It can reduce your risk of being knocked out,” gairell said