When calling for an ambulance to a crash scene, what does the manual specifically tell you to do?
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A.
Ask the operator to also send a tow truck.
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B.
Stay on the line until police arrive at the scene.
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C.
List every injured person's full name over the phone.
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D.
State the location of the crash clearly and correctly. Correct
The answer is "State the location of the crash clearly and correctly."
The manual is direct: notice your surroundings and state the crash location clearly and correctly. Staying on the line is standard 911 practice and what drivers assume the manual also asks, but the crash chapter names the location step and not the line-holding one.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Ask the operator to also send a tow truck.
The manual does not add a tow-truck request to the ambulance call. This answer bundles a tow order into the ambulance call because both surface at crash scenes.
B. Stay on the line until police arrive at the scene.
Standard 911 advice is to stay on the line, but the crash chapter names the location step. This answer substitutes generic 911 protocol for the specific step the crash chapter calls out.
C. List every injured person's full name over the phone.
The manual does not tell you to read a name list; the priority is the location. This answer assumes the operator most needs identities, which the crash chapter does not ask for.
This question tests your knowledge of Crash Procedures in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Aiding the Injured," p.60..
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