The answer options
- Seek medical assistanceCorrect
- Remove their safety helmet
- Remove their leather jacket
- Move the person off the road
Why that is the answer
Call for emergency medical assistance immediately. Since the scene is safe and traffic has stopped, you should not move the casualty or remove their safety helmet or clothing unless it is essential, for example, to maintain their breathing. Moving them unnecessarily or removing their helmet risks causing or worsening a serious neck or spinal injury. Always leave the casualty in position until professional medical help arrives.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from incidents, accidents and emergencies appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.
The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.
More incidents, accidents and emergencies questions
- After a collision, someone is unconscious in their vehicle. When should you call the emergency services?
- An adult casualty isn’t breathing. CPR should be administered to keep the blood flowing. How hard should you press against their chest?
- An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They’re unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?
- At an incident, a casualty is unconscious but breathing. When should you move them?
- At an incident, a casualty isn’t breathing. What should you do while helping them to start breathing again?
- At an incident, how could you help a casualty who has stopped breathing?