Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

At an incident, a casualty is unconscious but still breathing. Why would you move them?

Revision material from the imported DVSA bank includes source-checked Lanekind learning corrections. These corrections are not newly issued official examination questions, and practice does not reproduce a live test paper.

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Because an ambulance is on the way

Because bystanders advise you to

Because there's further danger

Because they look uncomfortable

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Because there's further dangerThis was the right answer

Avoid unnecessary movement. Immediate danger or essential airway care can require it; follow emergency advice and monitor normal breathing.

Reviewed reading for this question

Avoid unnecessary movement without neglecting the airwayReviewed guidance summary · These concern transport-scene movement, not an instruction to leave an obstructed airway untreated. The corrected cases distinguish normal breathing and safety from an immediate treatment need.

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