The internet is chockablock with “crash porn” and disaster scenes of motorcyclists eating shit. Yes, riding can be dangerous, but maybe a lot less so if you take a second to take some advice on what to do when someone goes down. And you don’t have to be a doctor to be helpful.

I’ve really enjoyed YouTuber Yammie Noob’s lighthearted observational motorcycle-themed comedy, but this video is actually constructive and educational.

The breakdown is basically:

Stay calm

Assess the safety of the entire situation, remembering as much as you can

Assess the motorcyclist’s condition and provide as much comfort as possible

Make sure somebody calls 911.

Don’t move the motorcyclist unless absolutely necessary

Don’t remove the motorcyclist’s helmet unless absolutely necessary

Get out of the paramedic’s way once they show up

If you crash your own motorcycle, you’re going to want to figure out how badly hurt you are and remove yourself from danger if at all possible. Or, you might be too incapacitated to do much of anything.

But if you witness a bike wreck, a few proactive steps can go a long way in possibly saving the injured motorcyclist’s life.

In a weird twist of fate, it sounds like Yammie Noob not long after uploading this video. Nevertheless, the advice in this clip is solid for everybody else at the scene.

Some of the tips could be called common sense: stay calm, figure out if the injured person is communicative, elect somebody specific to call 911, stay calm, make sure the whole area is safe before you throw yourself into it, stay calm and commit all the details you can to memory.

But one key line in there that might not occur to everybody is “don’t take a down rider’s helmet off.” The only exception to this rule is if the helmet is impeding the person’s ability to breath, or it has to be removed to administer CPR. (CPR is another thing not to mess with if you don’t know what you’re doing.)

Taking a helmet off somebody might seem like an obvious “first step,” since it can be tough to tell how a person’s feeling with a big bowl of armor around their face. But without understanding the condition of a down rider’s spine it’s frighteningly easy to paralyze them by moving their body. Especially at the neck.

Obviously, the main exception is if the body is in extreme danger. But if a downed rider is not moving and otherwise apparently alive (respirating and pumping blood) let them lie and wait for the paramedics to arrive, as they will know the safest method of removing protective clothing. In fact, some helmets have break-away abilities for this exact situation.

If you’re ever unfortunate enough to witness a bike accident, hopefully you have the wherewithal to spring into action without getting overzealous and hurting the person more. When in doubt, less is more and a little help goes a long way. Don’t try to be a doctor if you’re not one, but even just consoling a person in a moment of extreme duress could go along way to helping them fight back to lucidity.