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Scene safety — DIPIMC MCQ

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ModerateScene Safety and MedicolegalScene safetyDIPIMCDipIMC

You arrive first at a night-time motorway collision. A casualty is in a vehicle in a live lane with traffic still passing, and fuel is leaking from the vehicle.

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Correct answer: AEnsure scene safety, including your own, before approaching the casualty.

The first priority at any scene is safety, following the sequence of self, scene and survivors, so hazards such as live traffic and leaking fuel are controlled before approaching. A responder who becomes a casualty adds to the incident and removes a rescuer. Protective positioning of vehicles and scene control precede patient care.

Reference: JESIP Joint Doctrine