Ambulance Test - probably require "Code 3" transport include: oA...

2 2 Ambulance Test 1.High speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the five to seven percent that

probably require "Code 3" transport include:

oA. Serious Fractures oB. Spinal Injuries oC. Uncontrolled Hemorrhage oD. Heart Attacks

2.The ambulance driver's primary responsibility is:

oA. Safe Patient Transportation oB. Speedy transportation to the closest facility oC. Fuel conservation oD. The quality of medical care provided to the patient

3.You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to:

oA. The Department of Motor Vehicles oB. Your Employer oC. The California Highway Patrol oD. All the above

4.When driving an ambulance "Code 3" the driver should:

oA. Display a flashing red warning lamp oB. Avoid passing vehicles on their right oC. Sound the siren continuously oD. Do all of the above 5.If your ambulance driver's certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply

after a period of not less than:

oA. Six months oB. One year oC. Two years oD. Three years 6.You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected by: 1 / 3

2 2 oA. Fatigue or illness oB. A temporary disability oC. A permanent disability oD. Any of the above

7.The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:

oA. Once a week oB. Daily oC. Prior to operation oD. After each trip

8.Smoking in the ambulance is:

oA. Not mentioned in the regulations oB. Permitted by regulations oC. Prohibited only in the patient compartment oD. Permitted only as specified by regulation 9.While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if: oA. The ambulance makes a full stop first oB. The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH oC. The ambulance does not exceed 25 MPH oD. There is no cross traffic observed 10.Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last year, you

may not respond to an emergency call:

oA. If your driver's license has been suspended oB. If your required EMT has expired oC. If your medical certificate was not issued within the last two years oD. If any of the above circumstances exist 11.Medical conditions wherein especially smooth, low speed patient transportation is preferable

include:

oA. Spinal Injuries oB. Serious Fractures 2 / 3

2 2 oC. Heart Attacks oD. All of the above

12.A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendant:

oA. If no qualified attendant is available oB. If the trainee has completed an advanced first-aid course oC. If the trainee is enrolled in an approved EMT-1A course oD. In none of the above instances 13.Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment and to

assist the attendant in care of the injured:

oA. Before responding to an emergency call oB. Within the first 90 days of employment oC. Within the first 6 months of employment oD. Within the first year of employment 14.When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company

may respond to a motor vehicle accident:

oA. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher oB. Promptly after receiving a call from a private person oC. Immediately after receiving the call via CB radio oD. Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your competitor's 15.Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to: oA. Pedestrians oB. Drivers of vehicles directly ahead oC. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street oD. Drivers of vehicles moving slowly in dense traffic 16.The decision to use high-speed patient transportation requires sound judgment, because such

operation can:

oA. Frighten the patient oB. Put a stabilized patient into shock oC. Disrupt ongoing medical treatment oD. Do all of the above

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