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Ambulance Drivers Test

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High speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary, but the five to seven percent that probably require "Code 3" transport include:
Uncontrolled bleeding
The ambulance drivers primary responsibility is:
Safe patient transportation
You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to:
Your employer
When driving an ambulance "Code 3" the driver should:
Do all of the above
If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving you may reapply after a period of not less than?
One year
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is adversely affected by:
Any of the above
The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:
Prior to operation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
Must be reported to the DMV
A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread depth in any two adjacent grooves is less than:
1/32 of an inch
An ambulance driver is not required to be trained to use:
Defibrillator
Both left an right turn signal lights flashing at the same time on a moving passenger vehicle most likely mean:
There is a hazard or an accident ahead
The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgment because such operation can:
Co all of the above
Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in the:
Public safety agency having investigative authority
Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (Ambulance) certificate:
Within one year of initial employment
Your ambulance driver certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
Any of the above
The exemptions granted by Vehicle Code Section 21055:
Do not relive you of the duty to drive safely
The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren:
Only as may be reasonably necessary
A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by:
Keeping a two-second time interval behind the vehicle ahead
A conviction which has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
Is considered a conviction requires of the dismissal
The ambulance driver should transport an emergency patient to:
The closest emergency facility equipped, staffed and prepared to administer can appropriate to the needs of the patient
If an ambulance must be backed up, the driver should:
Do both actions described in (a) and (b)
While driving under "Code 3" exemption you may disobey a red stop signal only if:
The ambulance speed slowed to 15 MPH
You may not legally operate an unsafe ambulance:
At any time
Smoking in an ambulance is:
Not mentioned in the regulations
Medical conditions whereas especially smooth low-speed patient transportation preventable include:
All of the above
A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendent:
in none of the above instances
Every emergency ambulance driver must be trained to use all required ambulance equipment and to assist the attendent in care of the injured:
Before responding to an emergency call
When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance may respond to a motor vehicle accident:
Only upon instruction from a law enforcement or public agency dispatcher
Studies have shown tat the sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to:
Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
The decision to use high speen patient transportation requires sound judgement because such operation can:
Do all of the above
In order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must pass a physical examination:
Every two years
When a qualified attendent is not readily available the driver of an ambulance dispatched for emergency service shall:
Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
When an unusual traffic hazard exists
The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
Under any of the above circumstances
Although driving an ambulance "Code 3" you must obey:
A traffic officers directions
The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
Under any of the above circumstances
"Code 3" operation is prohibited by regulation when:
Traffic is so congested that ambulance movement would not be expedited
The minimum supply of oxygen required prior to responding to an emergency call is:
A 20 minute supply at 10 lpm in a portable cylinder
Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance:
While using the ambulance for infant transportation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
Must be reported to the DMV
Both taillights flashing on a moving passenger vehicle may alert the ambulance driver to:
accident or potential hazard ahead
What body of law regulates the operation of an ambulance:
Title 13
Flashing amber lights on an ambulance should only be used when:
when hazards are present
When proceeding "Code 3" an ambulance driver must obey which of the following:
the directions of uniformed traffic control officers
When responding with lights & sirens, it is best to:
avoid passing on the right
An unsafe ambulance may be operated when:
never
If the ambulance attendent is not available at the time of dispatch, then the driver should:
inform dispatch of non-availability, do NOT respond anyway
Utility floodlights on an emergency ambulance may be displayed:
As described in both (a) and (b)
An exemption from a requirement of Title 13 may be granted for not more than:
Two years
When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
Not exceed the posted speed limit
Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests primarily with the:
ambulance driver
Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in:
Public safety agency having investigated authority
If you are convicted of reckless driving in your personally owned vehicle you may:
suffer all of the above
All emergency ambulances must be made available for inspection by a representative of the CHP:
Upon notice by the CHP representative
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