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Topic: Vehicle safety devices · Nº 652 / 691

Si encuentra a un motociclista herido, ¿debe quitarle el casco?

If you find an injured motorcyclist, should you take off their helmet?

  • ASí, debe quitárselo cuanto antes para evitar que se asfixie.Yes, you should take it off as soon as possible to stop them from suffocating.
  • BSí, siempre que el herido esté consciente.Yes, as long as the injured person is conscious.
  • CNo.No.
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Correct answer

  • CNo.No.
Explanation

Taking the helmet off an injured motorcyclist can make a possible neck (cervical spine) injury worse, and the damage may be permanent. It should only be removed by trained people and only if it is essential, for example because the injured person is not breathing; the right thing to do is not to move them and to call 112.

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