First aid, emergency handling and incident response
What this domain tests
Whether you can protect a scene, call the right number and perform the few interventions that genuinely change outcomes.
The order: secure, alert, help
Your own safety comes first - you cannot help from under a car. Stop, switch on hazard lights, put on a reflective vest if you carry one, and place a warning triangle where approaching traffic sees it in good time (much further back on a motorway than on a country road). Then call: 113 ambulance, 112 police, 110 fire. Give the location, the number of injured and the hazards. Then start helping.
What to do, and what not to do
Check response and breathing. If the casualty is unconscious but breathing, use the recovery position and monitor. If not breathing, start CPR with 30 compressions to 2 breaths. Control severe bleeding with direct pressure. Keep the casualty warm and still and treat for shock. Do not remove a helmet unless the airway is blocked and you have trained help - the neck may be injured. Do not give food or drink.
Worked example
A rider is off the bike, breathing, confused, with blood running down one arm. Reasoning: airway and breathing are present, so the helmet stays on. You secure the scene, call 113, apply a pressure bandage, keep the rider still and warm, and keep talking until the ambulance arrives. You do not sit them up or hand them water.
Traps that cost marks
Moving an injured rider "to be safe" when there is no fire risk. Removing the helmet out of habit. Forgetting to warn oncoming traffic, which invites a second collision.