Helping the injured — South Dakota Permit Test

Helping the injured on the South Dakota permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

If someone is injured, make sure the police and emergency medical or rescue squad have been called, and if there is a fire, tell the police when they are called.

Everyone at a crash may think someone else already called, and help never comes.

Make sure the police and emergency medical or rescue squad have been called. If there is a fire, tell this to the police when they are called.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

Do not move injured people unless they are in a burning vehicle or in other immediate danger of being hit by another vehicle; moving a person can make their injuries worse.

Lifting someone with a hurt neck or back can turn a bad injury into one they never recover from.

Do not move the injured unless they are in a burning vehicle or in other immediate danger of being hit by another vehicle.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

First help anyone who is not already walking and talking; check for breathing, then check for bleeding.

The quiet person who cannot speak is often the one dying, while the one shouting can at least breathe.

First help anyone who is not already walking and talking. Check for breathing then check for bleeding.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

If there is bleeding, apply pressure directly on the wound with your hand or a cloth; even severe bleeding can almost always be stopped or slowed this way.

A person can bleed to death in minutes while help is still on the way.

If there is bleeding, apply pressure directly on the wound with your hand or with a cloth.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

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

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

Do not give injured persons anything to drink, not even water.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

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

A hurt person who gets cold can slip into shock, which can kill even when the wounds are small.

To help prevent an injured person from going into shock, cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm.
South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59

On the test

Someone is hurt in a crash and there is a fire. What should you tell the police when they are called?

That there is a fire. Everyone at a crash may think someone else already called, and help never comes. South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.59: “Make sure the police and emergency medical or rescue squad have been called. If there is a fire, tell this to the police when they are called.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against South Dakota Driver License Manual, published by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.