Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

At a crash, a casualty is touching fallen overhead power cables. What should you do before anyone approaches 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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Move the cables with a metal pole

Pull the casualty away while wearing woollen gloves

Cover the cables with a damp cloth

Keep clear, warn others and call 999

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Keep clear, warn others and call 999This was the right answer

Keep clear and warn others. Call 999 because life is in immediate danger and contact the electricity network operator on 105. Do not touch the casualty or cables, including with wood or plastic. Only approach after the line owner confirms the electricity is isolated and the scene is safe.

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Keep clear of a casualty touching overhead power cablesReviewed guidance summary · This is an explicit safety repair: the old wooden-object rescue answer is not retained as advice.

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