AMBULANCE DRIVER TEST CA DMV QUESTIONS AND

AMBULANCE DRIVER TEST CA – DMV QUESTIONS AND

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Private Ambulances may only respond to emergency calls if -CORRECT ANSWER - CHP has authorized them to

Definition of Ambulance -CORRECT ANSWER - Rescue vehicle Vehicle modified to transport injured people

Code 3 Operation describes -CORRECT ANSWER - use of lights and sirens

Code 3 is justified for 3 reasons -CORRECT ANSWER - 1 to save a life

• prevent undue suffering
• prevent disability

Do guilty vertics that have dismissed by courts still count as convictions? -CORRECT ANSWER- Yes

Must all ambulances operating under the same license display the same name? -CORRECT ANSWER- Yes

How many hours of service must be provided under each license? -CORRECT ANSWER - 24, unless the ambulance does not respond to calls from public agencies.

Fire extinguishers -CORRECT ANSWER - must be inspected and serviced yearly or immediately after use

Ambulances will be inspected by CHP -CORRECT ANSWER - initially yearly 1 / 2

and randonmly

Destination restrictions prevent -CORRECT ANSWER - ambulances from taking unnecessarily long routes.

Escorts for patients: The prohibition against unqualified drivers and attendants serving as patient escorts does not exclude -CORRECT ANSWER - Family, other persons concerned with the patients well being minors should be allowed to come whenever possible

Good Samaritan Laws do not protect EMT's when -CORRECT ANSWER - acts or omissions are performed in a grossly negligent manner or not in good faith.

Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory requirements? -CORRECT ANSWER - No

Purpose of DMV ambulance driver test is -CORRECT ANSWER - not to prove driving competence, but to screen those with criminal backgrounds, physical disabilities, or poor driving habits.

You do not need an ambulance driving license if -CORRECT ANSWER - are a police officer firefighter or if you are licensed in an a different state and driving in an emergency into CA.

• Prerequisites to getting an Ambulance license. -CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 18 years old
• Hold a valid CA driving license
• File a complete application including criminal convictions and certain traffic offenses
• Pass a written test
• Submit fingerprints
• Complete meddical form DL-51
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