What should you do, if you notice that an unconscious victim of a road accident is not breathing?
Show the correct answer
Correct answer
B. Remove the injured from the crashed vehicle and commence resuscitation.
Explanation
The question is about an unconscious accident casualty who you find is not breathing. You must get them out of the crashed vehicle and start CPR - answer B.
The Road Traffic Act requires a driver who is involved in an accident with an injured person to give the necessary help to the victims and to call the emergency medical services, and the Criminal Code punishes failing to help a person in danger of losing their life. Not breathing means cardiac arrest - without chest compressions the brain dies after a few minutes, so waiting for the ambulance (answers A and C) is a death sentence for such a person. The fear of a spinal injury comes second to saving a life, because a person who is not breathing will die anyway if you do nothing. CPR cannot be done in a car seat - the casualty must lie on their back on a hard surface. Before pulling them out, check that you are not in any danger and switch off the ignition.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code