Emergency first aid — Maine Permit Test
Emergency first aid on the Maine permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
If emergency medical help is already at a crash scene, follow their instructions and watch the road and traffic officers, not the accident.
A driver staring at the wreck as he passes can run into the car ahead or a rescuer.
If emergency medical assistance is already on the scene, follow their instructions and pay attention to the road and traffic control officers, not the accident.
If downed wires are touching a crashed vehicle or lying near it, stay away and warn the people inside to stay in until help arrives.
A person stepping out onto wet ground beside a live wire can be electrocuted.
If the wires are touching the vehicle or lying near it, warn occupants to stay inside until help arrives.
To help stop bleeding, press directly on the wound with your hand or a clean cloth and keep the pressure on until help arrives.
A wound left open can lose a dangerous amount of blood before the ambulance comes.
You can help stop bleeding by putting pressure directly on the wound with your hand or a clean cloth, if available.
Do not put ointment or grease on a burn; you may apply cold water and cover it with a clean cloth.
Grease holds the heat in the skin and dirties the burn.
You may apply cold water to burns and cover them with a clean cloth.
Do not give an injured person anything to drink, not even water.
A hurt person may need surgery or may choke, and a drink makes both worse.
Do not give an injured person anything to drink, not even water.
Cover an injured person with a blanket or coat to keep up body temperature and help prevent shock.
A victim lying on cold pavement can go into shock while everyone waits.
Cover the victim with a blanket or a coat to maintain body temperature and help prevent shock.
On the test
Emergency medical help is already at a crash you come upon. What should you pay attention to?
The road and the traffic officers. A driver staring at the wreck as he passes can run into the car ahead or a rescuer. Maine Driver’s License Manual, p.97: “If emergency medical assistance is already on the scene, follow their instructions and pay attention to the road and traffic control officers, not the accident.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Maine Driver’s License Manual, published by the Maine Secretary of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pdf (Maine Driver’s License Manual, Rev 4/24, Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME.pages.txt (scripts/me-text.sh: plain pdftotext except physical 82, which is -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ME-exam.html (Maine BMV, Drivers License Exam page, https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/drivers-license-exam, read 2026-10-04; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://www.maine.gov/sos/bmv/driver-licenses-and-ids/car-license/driver-license-manual-and-Maine-motorist-handbook-and-study-guide (read 2026-10-04; links the manual)