Learner driver They have to be tested CPR Skills in an update for theory test.
Driver and vehicle standard agency (Tvsa) – Which oversees the driving test in Britain – said that motorists are often “on the first scene” when someone is suffering. Heartbeat,
Therefore, adding questions in the theory test from the beginning of next year on CPR and defibrillate means that candidates will “have a better understanding of skills to use in emergency”, it has been said.
More than 40,000 people in Britain face hospital cardiac arrest every year, living less than one in 10.
Research has found that survival rate may be 70 percent as higher if CPR is given and a defibrilater is used within three to five minutes of collapse.
DVSA chief driving tester Mark Vinn said: “A part of being a safe and responsible driver is knowing what to do in emergency-how to step and make a real, life-saving difference.
“Learning CPR and how to use a defibrilater is a very simple skill, and adding it to official learning resources is a great way to support drive to increase awareness for DVSA.”
Dhakh for change was led by Professor Lane Nauz-Save-e-Life Simru Yojana, Chairman of Save a Life Simru Yojana-24-year-old daughter Claire died of complications after the arrest of the heart in 2017.
He said: “When Claire, my daughter, her heart was arrested, some knowledge of CPR can make any difference.
“I don’t want any other family to go through this experience.
“In this partnership, we all hope that we will be able to increase the number of people who have this life-saving awareness by creating CPR and how to use the defibing part of the theory test.”
James Cantt, Chief Executive Officer of Charity Resection Council UK said: “By embedding these life -saving skills in such a widely taken evaluation, we can help to ensure that more people than all communities, gain knowledge and confidence to work during a cardiac arrest.”
The learners must pass the principle driving test before booking practical trials.
Theory test candidates require at least 43 out of 50 to prefer at least 43, which cover areas such as road signals, traffic laws, vehicle safety and first aid.
They also have to pass a dangerous perception video test.
More than two million theory tests are performed each year, with a rate of about 45 percent.