First Aid and Emergency Handling
What the exam tests
First aid and emergency handling questions test the first minutes after a motorcycle crash: protecting the scene, calling the right number, assessing the casualty and giving basic life support without making injuries worse.
Scene and call
- Stop safely, switch off engines, warn traffic and turn on hazard lights. Do not create a second crash.
- Emergency numbers in Norway: 113 medical, 110 fire, 112 police. Give location, number of casualties and hazards.
- Do not move an injured rider unless there is immediate danger such as fire or traffic.
Assessment and CPR
Check response and breathing. If unresponsive and not breathing normally, start CPR: 30 compressions to 2 breaths, compressions at 100–120 per minute and 5–6 cm deep. Use an AED as soon as it arrives and follow its voice prompts. If breathing is present but the rider is unconscious, use the stable side position only if you can do so without twisting the neck.
Helmet
Do not remove a motorcycle helmet unless the airway is blocked or CPR cannot be given. If you must remove it, support the head and neck and use two trained people.
Worked example
A rider is unconscious but breathing after a low-speed fall. Correct action: leave the helmet on, stabilise the head, monitor breathing continuously, call 113 and keep the rider warm. Removing the helmet "to help them breathe" risks worsening a neck injury.
Traps
Giving an injured rider water; moving them to a sitting position; removing the helmet routinely; forgetting to warn oncoming traffic.