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Guinea-Bissau Driving Theory: Emergency response, accidents and first aid

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Emergency response, accidents and first aid

This domain tests a sequence: protect, alert, then treat. Marks go to the candidate who secures the scene before touching a casualty, and who knows the few interventions that save lives without causing harm.

Protect the scene

Stop safely, switch on hazard lights and put on a reflective vest before leaving the vehicle. Place the warning triangle at a distance that gives approaching traffic time to react, further on a fast or blind road. Do not create a second collision. Switch off the damaged vehicle's ignition if you can reach it safely.

Alert

Call the emergency services, giving the exact location, the number of casualties, whether anyone is trapped and any fire risk. Ask a bystander to make the call if you are treating a casualty, and make sure the call is actually made.

Treat

  • Do not move a casualty unless there is immediate danger such as fire or traffic; spinal injury can be made worse.
  • Check responsiveness and breathing. If unconscious but breathing, place in the recovery position.
  • If not breathing, start CPR at 30 compressions to 2 breaths and continue until help arrives.
  • Control bleeding with firm direct pressure; use a clean cloth and do not remove it.
  • Do not remove a motorcyclist's helmet unless it is blocking the airway and you are trained.
  • Keep the casualty warm, do not give food or drink, and cool burns with clean water for at least ten minutes.

Worked example

A motorcyclist is lying in the road, not breathing, with traffic passing. The order is: hazard lights and triangle to protect the scene, someone calls the emergency services with the location, then CPR begins at 30:2. Removing the helmet first, or dragging the casualty to the kerb to clear the lane, risks worsening a spinal injury and delays the compressions that keep oxygen moving.

Traps that cost marks

Moving a casualty out of convenience; giving an injured person water; pulling off a helmet as a reflex; leaving the scene to fetch help instead of sending someone; and forgetting that you must stop and identify yourself after any collision.