No water, no medicine
Do not give a casualty medicines, food or drink.
- Nor ointments or alcohol on the wounds.
- You may loosen tight clothing and cover them to keep their temperature up.
Tema 38: basic first aid in the DGT exam
First aid and the duty to assist after a crash.
Reviewed on 8 October 2026 · sources: BOE and DGT
- The DGT manual teaches that a casualty is not moved unless it is necessary to get them to safety.
- Do not give a casualty medicines, food or drink. Nor ointments or alcohol on the wounds.
- You do not smoke or light a flame at the scene.
- You stay with the casualties until the emergency services arrive. The law obliges you to stay or return to the scene until the authorities arrive.
Watch out: "give them water, they are thirsty" is the textbook false option. A casualty who may need surgery must ingest nothing.
In DrivingLingo: study the road signs, review crashes and the PAS routine and belts, airbags and child seats, then practise with the .
Source: RGC art. 129.2.e); DGT manual (teaching, not statute)
Key rules of topic 38
Do not leave
You stay with the casualties and do not leave them alone until the emergency services arrive.
- You are obliged to stay or return to the scene until the authorities arrive.
- You may leave only if authorised, if you must go to help someone, or if you are the one being treated.
Source: RGC art. 129.2.e); DGT, Manual del Permiso B en Lectura Fácil, tema 16
The eCall system
Some vehicles carry eCall, a system that automatically alerts 112 in a crash.
- The emergency services attend even if nobody calls.
Source: DGT, Manual del Permiso B en Lectura Fácil, tema 16; RGC art. 129
Learn the rule, then practise it
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