Barriers
Involvement of laypeople
The involvement of untrained laypeople as a potential
barrier during post-crash events was mentioned by all participants.
The main factors identified concerned cultural
background, limitations in knowledge and late arrival of
the emergency services. Altogether, these factors explain
why laypeople gather at a crash scene, the negative effect
of their role in rescue activities and how they have the
potential to indirectly increase injury morbidity and mortality.
Figure 1 show barriers related to the role of laypeople
when crashes occur