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Question no. 7547 3 pts specialist AA1A2AM
Question illustration: The correct telephone call for help to the scene of a road accident consists in:

The correct telephone call for help to the scene of a road accident consists in:

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Correct answer

B. Making sure that the operator received the complete information about the accident.

Explanation

In the photo you can see a person talking on a mobile phone - calling for help. A correct telephone call for help means making sure that the operator has received the complete information about the accident - answer B.

The Road Traffic Act requires a person involved in an accident to call the emergency medical team and the police, and an effective call is one after which the services know where to go and why. You call 112 (or 999) and give: the place of the incident (town, street, kilometre of the road, landmarks), what happened, how many casualties there are and in what condition, what hazards there are (fire, leak, blocked road), and your name and number. Giving only the place (answer A) or only the type of incident (answer C) is incomplete - the operator must know how many ambulances are needed and whether the fire service is needed. Most important: you do not hang up first. You wait until the operator confirms that the report has been received, and you answer the operator's questions; the operator may also instruct you how to give help until the ambulance arrives. You keep your phone switched on, because the services may call back to ask how to get to the scene.

Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 4 of the State Emergency Medical Services Act

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