If someone is injured — Delaware Permit Test

If someone is injured on the Delaware permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Delaware's manual says not to move injured people unless they are in a burning vehicle or other immediate danger of being hit, because moving them can make their injuries worse.

Lifting someone with a hurt neck out of a safe car can turn a broken bone into a lasting injury.

Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning vehicle or in other immediate danger of being hit by another vehicle.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

At a crash, Delaware's manual says to help first anyone who is not already walking and talking.

The people moving and talking are breathing; the silent one on the ground may not be.

First help anyone who is not already walking and talking.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

When helping an injured person, Delaware's manual says to check for breathing first, then for bleeding.

Someone who is not breathing will die sooner than someone who is bleeding.

Check for breathing then check for bleeding.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

If an injured person is bleeding, Delaware's manual says to apply pressure directly on the wound with your hand or a cloth; even severe bleeding can almost always be slowed this way.

Waiting for the ambulance while a wound bleeds freely can cost a life that a hand on it would save.

If there is bleeding, apply pressure directly on the wound with your hand or with a cloth.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

Delaware's manual says not to give injured persons anything to drink, not even water.

A hurt person may choke or need surgery, and a drink can make either worse.

Do not give injured persons anything to drink, not even water.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

To help keep an injured person from going into shock, Delaware's manual says to cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm.

An injured person left cold on the pavement can slip into shock before help arrives.

To help prevent an injured person from going into shock, cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.141

On the test

When may you move an injured person at a crash?

If their car is on fire. Lifting someone with a hurt neck out of a safe car can turn a broken bone into a lasting injury. Delaware Driver Manual, p.141: “Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning vehicle or in other immediate danger of being hit by another vehicle.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.