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Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance:

• When making non-emergency patient transfers
• While using the ambulance for infant transportation
• To accommodate extra patients

d None of the above b.While using the ambulance for infant transportation

Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:

• Should be reported to the CHP
• Must be reported to DMV
• Is of no interest to the DMV
• Is confidential and cannot be disclosed b. Must be reported to DMV

A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread dept in any two

adjacent grooves is less than:

• 1/32 of an inch
• 1/16 of an inch
• 3/32 of an inch
• None of the above a. 1/32 of an inch

1. An ambulance driver is not required to be trained to use:

• The defibrillator
• The jack and tools for wheel changes
• The portable oxygen equipment
• The resuscitator a. The defibrillator

Both left and right turn signal lights flashing at the same time on a moving passenger vehicle

most likely mean:

• The vehicle is going to make a U-turn
• The driver bumped the flasher switch
• The vehicle is carrying children to and from school
• There is a hazard of an accident ahead d. There is a hazard of an accident

ahead The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgment because such

operation can:

• Frighten the patient
• Put a stabilized patient into shock
• Disrupt ongoing medical treatment 1 / 2

• Do all of the above d. Do all of the above

Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in

the:

• Public safety having investigative authority
• Paramedic
• Ambulance attendant
• Most medically qualified health care professional d. Most medically qualified

health care professional Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (Ambulance)

certificate:

• Within one year of initial employment
• After two years of employment
• Only if needed to work as an attendant
• Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate a. Within one year of initial

employment

Your ambulance driver certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:

• Possession of stolen property
• Possession of marijuana
• Indecent exposure
• All of the above d. All of the above

The exemptions granted by Vehicle Code Section 21055:

• Relieve you of the duty to drive safely
• Protect you from civil liability
• Exempt you from all traffic tickets
• Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely d. Do not relieve you of the duty

to drive safely

The driver of an ambulance being ope "Code3" must sound a siren:

• Continuously
• Only as many be reasonably necessary
• At every intersection
• When on heavily congested freeways b. Only as many be reasonably

necessary You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is adversely

affected by:

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