These questions test whether you keep two response branches active after a collision. The reporting branch applies to the collision itself. The injury branch adds care and medical assistance when a person is hurt. Never let completion of one branch cancel the other.
Build the response from two branches
Begin with the event: if there has been a traffic collision, the notice requires police notification. Use 110 for that report. This duty remains even when the damage seems minor, the vehicles can still move, or nobody appears injured. Next check for injury. If someone is injured, begin first aid and request an ambulance on 119. Those actions are added to police notification; an ambulance on the way does not make the report unnecessary.
| Condition | Actions named by the notice |
|---|---|
| Any traffic collision | Notify police on 110 |
| A person is injured | Give first aid, request an ambulance on 119, and still notify police on 110 |
Match each number to its function
Remember the numbers by the job, not as an interchangeable pair. Police reporting is 110. Ambulance assistance for an injured person is 119. Calling the medical service does not complete the police duty, and calling police does not summon the medical response required for an injured person. In an injury scenario, the complete response therefore contains immediate aid plus both distinct contacts.
Test completeness, not convenience
When several actions are proposed, label each one as reporting, injury care or neither. Then compare the set with the facts. A no-injury scenario still needs the reporting action. An injury scenario needs all three named duties: aid, ambulance and police. Private arrangements such as exchanging names, contacting an insurer or taking photographs do not stand in for the emergency actions stated in the notice.
Common traps
- Waiting for a repair estimate or later pain, or leaving after exchanging names because both vehicles still run. Apparent seriousness does not switch off police reporting.
- Calling an insurer, waiting without helping or relying on a bystander taking photographs when someone is visibly injured. None supplies the named combination of aid, ambulance and police notification.
- Treating medical help as a replacement for the police report, or letting an injured person's agreement decide whether to report. The two duties remain separate.
Try it
Which actions are required after a traffic collision in the situations described? Select all that apply.
- Wait for police to decide whether first aid should begin.
- Give first aid to a person who has been injured.
- Notify police after the traffic collision.
- Skip the report when all involved people say they are unhurt.
Which three-digit number does the NPA notice give for requesting an ambulance for an injured person? Enter digits only.