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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A person on a bicycle was hit by a vehicle or crashed badly.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Bent wheel, rider on ground, helmet crack, road rash.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vehicle stopped nearby or skid marks.
Scene hazards: Traffic, Bike chain and spokes
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Block lane. Ask cyclist not to stand if hit hard.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Check helmet damage and consciousness.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 if collision or unable to bear weight.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Apply pressure to bleeding — keep helmet on.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "Cyclist [hit by car / bad crash] at [location]."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Note if helmet cracked or rider confused.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Hit-by-vehicle cyclists always need evaluation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Vomiting, amnesia, or limb deformity needs urgent care.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT pull cyclist up by arms to "clear the road."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume helmet means no injury.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A cracked helmet means the head is fine
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Helmet absorption indicates significant impact — brain injury may still exist.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Sending cyclist home without evaluation misses concussion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Cyclists have little protection — helmet reduces skull fracture but not internal injury.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Handlebar impacts can cause abdominal and pelvic injury.