Must the protective helmet be removed from an injured moped or motorcycle rider in order to help them?

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As a fundamental rule in first aid at traffic accidents, the helmet must not be removed from an injured motorcyclist or moped rider. The maneuver requires keeping the head, neck and trunk aligned: if it is done without the right knowledge, it can cause or worsen irreversible injuries to the spinal cord or the cervical spine. It is removed only when it is essential to save the person's life, for example if they are not breathing and have to be resuscitated, and by two people helping who know how to do it. That is why removing it with the idea of preventing suffocation is not valid, nor is it valid depending on whether or not the injured person is conscious.

Must the protective helmet be removed from an injured moped or motorcycle rider in order to help them?

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