Professional Driver's Digest
Chapter 5: Emergencies

BREAKDOWNS
Procedure
The emergency warning triangle
Breakdown hints

TOWING
Tow-truck operators

FLAT BATTERY

FIRE
Cargo fire
Fire extinguishers
When clothing catches fire

SHEDDING A LOAD
Causes
What to do

ROAD ACCIDENTS AND THE LAW
The law says...
Moving the vehicle and calling the police

ROAD ACCIDENTS AND THE FACTS
Do not admit responsibility
Record the occurrence

ROAD ACCIDENTS AND PRECAUTIONS
No smoking caution
Electric shock
Stopping to render assistance
Protecting the scene

FIRST AID
Do not move the casualty
Unconsciousness
Bleeding
Burns
Chemical burns
Shock

GETTING HELP
Where are you?
Radio
Passing motorists
S O S roadside phones
Making a collect telephone call
The emergency service numbers

RUNAWAY TRUCKS
Arrester beds
What it feels like to use the arrester bed
Precautions

SKIDDING
What causes a skid
Road conditions to watch for
What happens in a skid
Jackknifing

OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Sudden changes in traffic flow may indicate trouble ahead
Blow outs
The dangers of “driving on” after a blowout
Potholes
Running off the road
Animals on the road and in transit

HIJACKING AND THEFT
Driver precautions
Describing the suspect

RIOT AND POLITICAL DISTURBANCE
What would a reasonable person have done?

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