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Germany Category T Theory Test study materials
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Germany Category T Theory Test: Persönliche Voraussetzungen, Gesundheit, Erste Hilfe - Fitness, Health, First Aid

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Persönliche Voraussetzungen, Gesundheit, Erste Hilfe - Fitness, Health, First Aid

This domain asks whether you are fit to drive a heavy machine today, and whether you could keep a seriously injured person alive until the emergency services arrive.

Fitness to drive

  • Alcohol: 0.5 ‰ is the absolute limit; 0.0 ‰ applies during the probationary period and to drivers under 21. Residual alcohol the morning after is a real risk after a harvest supper.
  • Medicines and drugs: read the package leaflet; anything marked as affecting reaction time means no driving. Illegal drugs mean a driving ban regardless of amount.
  • Illness and eyesight: diabetes, epilepsy, cardiac conditions and sleep apnoea must be assessed medically; the licence may carry conditions. Eyesight must meet the prescribed standard, with glasses or lenses worn as endorsed.
  • Fatigue and heat: long harvest days, cab heat and noise reduce concentration before you notice it. Breaks every two hours, hydration and fresh air are technical necessities, not comfort.
  • Noise and vibration: sustained cab noise and whole-body vibration cause lasting damage; use hearing protection when working outside the cab or with older machines.

First aid at the scene

  1. Secure the scene: hazard lights, warning triangle, beacon, high-visibility vest; switch off the engine and remove the key, lower raised implements.
  2. Emergency call 112: location, what happened, number of injured, waiting for questions.
  3. Life-saving measures: check consciousness and breathing; unresponsive but breathing goes into the stable side position; not breathing means CPR at 30 compressions to 2 breaths, about 100–120 compressions per minute, until the ambulance or an AED arrives.
  4. Stop bleeding with pressure, a pressure dressing or, for severe limb bleeding, a tourniquet; keep the casualty warm and monitor.
  5. Document what you did. Failing to render assistance is a criminal offence under § 323c StGB.

Worked example

You find a colleague unconscious beside a tipped loader; he is breathing. Correct sequence: stop the engine and secure the machine, call 112, place him in the stable side position, keep him warm, monitor breathing continuously until the ambulance arrives. Reasoning: an unconscious but breathing casualty can suffocate on his own tongue or vomit, and the side position keeps the airway open; moving him without need risks spinal injury.

Traps that cost marks

  • Leaving an unconscious but breathing casualty on his back.
  • Giving an unconscious person something to drink.