Emergency Procedures on Coaches Flashcards

What must a PCV driver do after any road traffic accident involving the vehicle?

Answer: Stop, give name and vehicle details to anyone with reasonable grounds to request them, report to police within 24 hours if required, and complete an incident report

After any road accident, the driver must stop, provide their name, address, vehicle registration, and insurance details to anyone with reasonable grounds to request them. If injury occurs and details were not exchanged at the scene, the incident must be reported to police within 24 hours.

How should a driver handle an emergency if a passenger has choked on food and is unconscious?

Answer: Call 999 immediately, apply abdominal thrusts if trained, begin CPR if the passenger has no pulse — stop only when emergency services arrive or the passenger recovers

A choking, unconscious passenger is a life-threatening emergency. Stop the coach immediately, call 999, apply back blows and abdominal thrusts for choking, and if the passenger is not breathing, begin CPR. Do not wait for emergency services before acting.

What is the procedure if a coach catches fire while in a tunnel?

Answer: Drive out of the tunnel if possible — if not, stop as far right as possible, activate hazard lights, evacuate passengers using emergency exits, use emergency phones, and do not block the emergency lane

In a tunnel fire, if it is safe to continue driving out, do so. If not, stop as far right as possible, switch on hazard lights, evacuate passengers using all available exits, use the tunnel's emergency phones, and direct passengers to emergency exits or refuge. Do not block the emergency lane.

What information should a PCV driver provide when calling 999 in an emergency?

Answer: Location (road, junction, landmark), nature of emergency, number of casualties, any hazards (fuel spill, fire), and remain on the line if possible

When calling 999, the operator needs: exact location (road, direction, nearby junction or landmark), nature of the emergency (accident, fire, medical), number of casualties, and any hazards. Stay on the line if possible — do not hang up until instructed to.

What is the duty of a PCV driver at the scene of an accident when passengers are injured?

Answer: Make the scene as safe as possible, call 999, provide first aid within their competence, and support passengers until emergency services arrive

At an accident scene with injuries, the driver should: make the scene safe (engine off, hazard lights, prevent further collision), call 999, provide first aid within their training level, reassure passengers, and not move critically injured passengers unless there is immediate danger.

What is the emergency procedure for a PCV with a suspected gas cylinder leak (on a coach with LPG-fuelled passengers' own equipment)?

Answer: Stop immediately, ventilate the vehicle, evacuate all passengers, call 999, do not use electrical switches (possible spark), and keep passengers upwind of the vehicle

Gas leaks are extremely dangerous — LPG is heavier than air and will accumulate. Evacuate immediately, ventilate, and do not operate electrical switches (which could spark an ignition). Call 999 and keep passengers upwind. Do not attempt to handle the cylinder without specialist training.