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title: Someone is trapped or buried under rubble: what to do — InCaseMap
description: Trapped under rubble: do not go in if the building may collapse further, call 112, talk to them, stop bleeding, do not move them. Based on ERC 2025 and IFRC.
url: https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-crush-injury
updated: 2026-10-16
language: en
publisher: InCaseMap
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# Someone is trapped or buried under rubble: what to do

First aid · Injuries

Trapped under rubble: do not go in if the building may collapse further, call 112, talk to them, stop bleeding, do not move them. Based on ERC 2025 and IFRC.

Prepared by the [InCaseMap team](https://incasemap.com/en/about) · Steps translated from the Lithuanian text checked 5 October 2026 · Updated 16 October 2026

>  **In short:** If someone is trapped or buried under rubble and the building could collapse further, do not go in — call 112. Talk to the person and reassure them. If you can reach the wound, stop the bleeding by pressing. Suspect a spinal injury: do not move or roll them unless necessary, and cover them so they do not get cold. All 38 first-aid instructions, based on state-institution and international guidelines (Lithuanian Ministry of Health, NVSC, VVKT, ERC, IFRC), are in the InCaseMap app and work offline — together with a map of hospitals, pharmacies and shelters.

## What to do

1. If the building could collapse further – do not go in. Call 112.
2. Talk to the person, reassure them.
3. If you can reach the wound – stop the bleeding by pressing.
4. Suspect a spinal injury: do not move or roll them unless necessary.
5. Cover them so they do not get cold.

**First aid, a map and community — in one app.** 38 situations based on state-institution and international guidelines, hospitals, pharmacies and shelters on the map, a family group and local communities. Every place stays on your phone, even offline. [Get InCaseMap](https://incasemap.com/en/download) · [Hospitals and pharmacies on the map](https://incasemap.com/en/categories#sveikata)

## Frequently asked questions

### Should I go into a collapsing building?

No. If the building could collapse further, do not go in — call 112.

### Should I pull the trapped person out?

Suspect a spinal injury: do not move or roll them unless necessary, until rescuers arrive.

## Sources

- [European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2025: adult and paediatric resuscitation, first aid. Resuscitation 2025; 215](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2025.110770) doi.org
- [IFRC International First Aid, Resuscitation and Education Guidelines 2020](https://www.ifrc.org/sites/default/files/2022-02/EN_GFARC_GUIDELINES_2020.pdf) ifrc.org

Based on: European Resuscitation Council (ERC), International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Translated from the Lithuanian text checked 5 October 2026.

Call 112 first and do what the operator says — their instructions come before this page; do not hang up until they tell you to. This page does not replace first-aid training.

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## Related

- [Head, neck or back injury](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-spinal-injury)
- [Severe bleeding](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-severe-bleeding)
- [Hypothermia](https://incasemap.com/en/first-aid-hypothermia)