Questions on CPR to be added to driving theory test

Questions on CPR and defibrillators will be on driving theory tests - (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Learner drivers are to be tested on their CPR skills in an update to the theory test.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) – which oversees driving tests in Britain – said motorists are often “first on the scene” when someone suffers a cardiac arrest.