Montana: Emergencies — Part 6 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “At a crash with several injured people, whom should you help first?” · “What should you record about the vehicles at the scene of a crash?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Montana Driver Manual" (Revised April 2024), Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division.
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How can you alert other traffic to an accident so that it will not be involved in the crash?
- Stand in the traffic lane and wave your arms
- Use flares or other warning devices
- Honk your horn continuously
- Park your vehicle across the lane
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Correct answer: Use flares or other warning devices
You make sure other traffic will not be involved by using flares or other warning devices to alert traffic of the accident.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 79
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If someone is injured in a crash, which help should you make sure has been called?
- Only the tow truck company
- Only the police
- The police and emergency medical or rescue squad
- Only the other driver’s insurance company
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Correct answer: The police and emergency medical or rescue squad
The manual says to get help by making sure the police and emergency medical or rescue squad have been called.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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If someone is injured at a crash and there is a fire, what should you do when the police are called?
- Ask them to bring a tow truck first
- Wait to mention it until they arrive
- Leave it for the rescue squad to report
- Tell the police about the fire
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Correct answer: Tell the police about the fire
The manual says if there is a fire, tell the police when they are called.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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When may you move an injured person at a crash scene?
- Only if they ask you to move them
- Whenever you can find a more comfortable place for them
- Only if they are in a burning car or in other immediate danger
- Only after the ambulance has been called
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Correct answer: Only if they are in a burning car or in other immediate danger
The injured should not be moved unless they are in a burning car or in other immediate danger, because moving a person can make injuries worse.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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At a crash with several injured people, whom should you help first?
- Anyone who is not already walking and talking
- Anyone who is walking and talking
- Anyone who is standing near the vehicle
- Whoever called for help
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Correct answer: Anyone who is not already walking and talking
The manual says to first help anyone who is not already walking and talking.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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When helping an injured person, in what order should you check?
- Check for bleeding, then check for breathing
- Check for breathing, then check for bleeding
- Check for shock, then check for breathing
- Check for pain, then check for bleeding
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Correct answer: Check for breathing, then check for bleeding
You check for breathing, then check for bleeding.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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How can you stop or slow severe bleeding?
- Apply a tight cord above the wound
- Pour water over the wound
- Press directly on the wound with your hand or a cloth
- Raise the injured person to a sitting position
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Correct answer: Press directly on the wound with your hand or a cloth
Even severe bleeding can almost always be stopped or slowed by applying direct pressure on the wound with your hand or with a cloth.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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What does the manual say about giving injured people something to drink?
- Do not give them anything, not even water
- Give them water only
- Give them warm tea or coffee
- Give them a sports drink in small sips
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Correct answer: Do not give them anything, not even water
The manual says not to give injured people anything to drink, not even water.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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How can you help prevent an injured person from going into shock?
- Have them walk around to keep blood moving
- Cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm
- Give them small sips of water to keep up strength
- Keep them in the sun until help arrives
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Correct answer: Cover them with a blanket or coat to keep them warm
To help prevent shock, you cover the injured person with a blanket or coat to keep them warm.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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At the scene of an accident, whose names and addresses should you get?
- Only the other drivers who were involved in the crash
- Only the persons who were injured in the crash
- Only the drivers and the officers who respond to the crash
- Everyone involved, any witnesses, and any injured persons
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Correct answer: Everyone involved, any witnesses, and any injured persons
You get the names and addresses of all the people involved, any witnesses, and any injured persons.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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Which information should you exchange with other drivers involved in a crash?
- Social Security number and place of employment
- Insurance company and policy number
- Date of birth and home telephone number
- Employer’s name and your credit card number
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Correct answer: Insurance company and policy number
You exchange name, address, driver license number, vehicle information, and insurance company and policy number.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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What should you record about the vehicles at the scene of a crash?
- The speed of each vehicle at impact
- The fuel level in each vehicle
- Any damage to the vehicles involved
- The tire pressure of each vehicle
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Correct answer: Any damage to the vehicles involved
The manual says to record any damage to the vehicles involved in the crash.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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If you hit a parked car and cannot find its owner, what should you do?
- Leave a visible note with your contact information and the date and time
- Leave a note with only your name and the make of your vehicle
- Wait at the scene for an hour for the owner to return
- Drive on, since nobody was injured and the damage is minor
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Correct answer: Leave a visible note with your contact information and the date and time
If you cannot find the owner, you leave a note in a visible place with information on how the owner can reach you and the date and time of the accident.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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You must report an accident immediately to law enforcement if anyone is injured or killed, or if property damage is at least what amount?
- $250
- $750
- $2,000
- $500
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Correct answer: $500
The manual says you must report an accident immediately to law enforcement if anyone is injured or killed, or property damage is $500 or more.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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You must report to the Highway Patrol if there is an injury, a death, or property damage of at least what amount to one person’s property?
- $750
- $1,000
- $2,500
- $5,000
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Correct answer: $1,000
The Highway Patrol must be told of an injury, a death, or property damage of $1,000 or more to one person’s property.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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Within how many days of an accident must you file the accident report?
- 5 days
- 15 days
- 30 days
- 10 days
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Correct answer: 10 days
The manual says you must file the report within 10 days of the accident.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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If you are injured in an accident and unable to complete the report, what can happen?
- Someone can file it for you
- The report does not have to be filed
- The police must complete it for you
- The deadline is removed until you recover
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Correct answer: Someone can file it for you
If you are injured and unable to complete the report, someone can file it for you.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80
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Where are accident report forms available?
- Only at driver exam stations or tow truck companies
- Only at the county courthouse or a bank
- At law enforcement agencies and from insurance agents
- Only at motor vehicle registration offices
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Correct answer: At law enforcement agencies and from insurance agents
Accident forms are at law enforcement agencies or available from most insurance agents.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 80