California Ambulance Driver's License
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1.High Speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the five to seven percent that
probably require Code 3 transportation include: ✔✔C. Unc
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California Ambulance Driver's License
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1.High Speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the five to seven percent that
probably require Code 3 transportation include: ✔✔C. Uncontrolled Bleeding
2.The Ambulance Driver's Primary Responsibility is: ✔✔A. Safe Patient Transportation
3. You must demonstrate your ability to operate an ambulance to: ✔✔B. Your Employer
4. When driving an ambulance Code 3 the driver should: ✔✔B. Avoid passing vehicles on the
right.
5. If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply
after a period of not less than: ✔✔One year
6. You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected
by:
Fatigue or illness
Temporary disability
A Permanent disability
All Of thee above ✔✔
7. The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance: ✔✔C. Prior to operation
8. Smoking in an ambulance is: ✔✔A. Not mentioned in the regulations.
9. When driving under code 3 exemptions, you may disobey a red signal only if: ✔✔B. The
ambulance speed is slowed to 15mph
10. Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last year,
you may not respond to an emergency call: ✔✔A. If your driver's license has been suspended
B. If your required EMT has expired
C. If your medical certificate was not issued within the last two years.
D. If any of the above circumstances exist ( Correct Answer)
11) Medical conditions wherein especially smooth, low speed patient transportation is preferable
include: ✔✔A. Spinal Injuries
B. Serious Fractures
C. Heart Attacks
D. All of the above (Correct Answer )
12) A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendant: ✔✔A. If no qualified
attendant is available
B. If the trainee has completed an advanced first-aid course
C. If the trainee is enrolled in an approved EMT-1A course
D. In none of the above instances (Correct Answer)
13) Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment and to
assist the attendant in care of the injured: ✔✔A. Before responding to an emergency call
14) When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company
may respond to a motor vehicle accident: ✔✔A. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement
or public agency dispatcher
15) Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to:
✔✔C. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street.
16. The decision to use high-speed patient transport requires sound judgment, because such
operation can: ✔✔A. Frighten the patient
B. Put a stabilized patient into shock
C. Disrupt ongoing
17. In order to maintain a valid ambulance certificate you must pass a physical examination:
✔✔Every Two Years
18. When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of an ambulance dispatched for
emergency service shall: ✔✔C. Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
19. The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only: ✔✔C. When an unusual
traffic hazard exist.
20. The red warning lamp on the ambulance may be displayed: ✔✔D. Under any of the above
circumstances
21. Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rest primarily with
the: ✔✔D. Ambulance Driver
22) 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: ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch
23. When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should: ✔✔C. Not exceed the posted speed
limit.
24. Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1
Certificate: ✔✔A. Within one year of employment.
25. Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
✔✔A.Possession of stolen property
B.Possession of Marijuana
C. Indecent Exposure
D. Any of the above (Correct)
26. A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted by Penal
Code Section 1203.4: ✔✔A. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
27. Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in
the: ✔✔A. Public safety agency having investigative authority
28. Public owned and operated ambulances are subject to random inspections by the:
✔✔California Highway Patrol
29. When a siren is in use, the ambulance driver should: ✔✔Be aware that other drivers often
have difficulty locating the source of siren sounds.
30. Your ambulance driver certificate may be suspended or revoked if: ✔✔You have a felony
31. The primary factor in determining when warning lamps are to be used is: ✔✔Traffic hazard
conditions
32.
The exemptions granted for authorized emergency vehicles (California Code 21055) ✔✔Do not
relieve the driver of the duty to drive with due regard for safety.
33. While Operating Code 3, you must: ✔✔Drive with due regard for safe roadway operation.
34. An ambulance is required to be equipped with: ✔✔An oropharyngeal airway for each age
group.
35. Privately owned ambulances must be inspected by a California Highway patrol
representative: ✔✔Every Year
36. If you apply for an ambulance certificate and probation of a conviction has been dismissed
by the court, the corresponding conviction: ✔✔Must be reported regardless of the dismissal.
37. California Code of regulation prohibit operating Code 3 when: ✔✔Transporting a patient
with minor injuries.
38. The first responsibility of an ambulance driver is to: ✔✔Inform the dispatcher of his/her
ability to respond.
39. While operating Code , the ambulance driver must sound a siren : ✔✔At every intersection
40. You may drive an ambulance if the vehicle is unsafe to operate: ✔✔Under no circumstance
41. Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed: ✔✔Must be reported to the
DMV.
42. Utility floodlights on an emergency vehicle may be displayed ✔✔While Loading or
unloading patients
At the Emergency scene
As described in both (a) and (b) above
43. The minimum supply of oxygen prior to responding to an emergency call is: ✔✔A 20 minute
supply at 10 LPM in a portable cylinder.
44. While driving under Code 3 exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if: ✔✔The
ambulance slows to a speed to 15 MPH.
45. An exemption from a requirement of title 13 may be granted for not more than: ✔✔Two
years
46. The driver of an ambulance operated Code 3 is not exempt from: ✔✔Reckless Driving
Statutes
47. A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by: ✔✔Keeping a threesecond time interval behind the vehicle ahead.
48. Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed within the last 4 1/2 years,
you may not respond to an emergency call: ✔✔If your driver license has been suspended
If the required EMT certificate has expired
If your medical certificate was not issued within the past two years
In any of the above circumstances (Correct)
49. Although driving an ambulance Code 3, you still must obey: ✔✔A uniformed traffic officer's
decision.
50. Both left and 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.
51. Use of headlamps during daylight hours is effective in reducing accident frequency by:
✔✔Making the ambulance more visible to other drivers.
52. 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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