Aiding the injured — Texas Permit Test

Aiding the injured on the Texas permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

When calling for a doctor or an ambulance a driver should take notice of their surroundings and state the location of the crash clearly and correctly.

Help cannot arrive at a place nobody can name. Working out where you are is the first thing to do.

calling a doctor or ambulance, ensure you take notice of your surroundings and state the location of the crash clearly and correctly

Texas Driver Handbook, p.60

A driver should not assume people are uninjured simply because they say they are, and should send for skilled help as quickly as possible.

Shock hides injuries for the first few minutes. What somebody says at the roadside is not a diagnosis.

Do not assume people are not injured simply because they say they are not. Send for skilled help as quickly as possible

Texas Driver Handbook, p.60

A driver should not move or lift a crash victim unless it is absolutely necessary, and if a victim must be moved, should get help and try not to change the position they were found in.

Moving somebody with a spinal injury can do the damage the crash did not. Unskilled handling does more harm than good.

Do not move or lift the victim(s) unless it is absolutely necessary. If a victim must be moved, get help and try not to change the position in which the victim was found

Texas Driver Handbook, p.60

A driver should stop serious bleeding with thick cloth pads, as clean as possible, applied with pressure by hand or by bandaging.

Pressure is what stops bleeding, and it does not need training. Thick and clean is as much as a roadside allows.

Stop serious bleeding with thick cloth pads, as clean as possible, apply with pressure by hand or by bandaging

Texas Driver Handbook, p.60

A driver should keep crash victims comfortable, cooling and shading them if it is hot and covering them if it is cool.

Shock makes a person lose heat fast even on a warm day. Keeping them steady is something anybody can do.

Keep the victim(s) comfortable. If it is hot, cool the victim(s) and provide shade as much as possible. If it is cool, cover the victim with blankets or coats if necessary and if available

Texas Driver Handbook, p.60

On the test

What must a Texas driver be sure to give when calling for help after a crash?

The location of the crash, clearly and correctly. Help cannot arrive at a place nobody can name. Working out where you are is the first thing to do. Texas Driver Handbook, p.60: “calling a doctor or ambulance, ensure you take notice of your surroundings and state the location of the crash clearly and correctly”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Texas Driver Handbook, published by the Texas Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.