CA DMV AMBULANCE CERTIFICATION EXAM, WRITTEN

CA DMV AMBULANCE CERTIFICATION EXAM, WRITTEN

EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM LATEST QUESTIONS AND

VERIFIED ANSWERS

While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:

• The ambulance makes a full stop first
• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH
• The ambulance does not exceed 25 MPH
• There is no cross traffic observed
• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH -CORRECT ANSWER - B. The ambulance speed is slowed to 15

MPH

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

• Display a flashing red warning lamp
• Avoid passing vehicles on their right
• Sound the siren continuously
• Do all of the above -CORRECT ANSWER - B. Avoid passing vehicles on their right

If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply after a period of not less

than:

• Six months
• One year
• Two years
• Three years -CORRECT ANSWER - B. One year

You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected by: 1 / 3

• Fatigue or illness
• A temporary disability
• A permanent disability
• Any of the above -CORRECT ANSWER - D. Any of the above

The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:

• Once a week
• Daily
• Prior to operation
• After each trip -CORRECT ANSWER - C. Prior to operation

Smoking in the ambulance is:

• Not mentioned in the regulations
• Permitted by regulations
• Prohibited only in the patient compartment
• Permitted only as specified by regulation -CORRECT ANSWER - A. Not mentioned in the regulations

Smoking in the ambulance is:

• Not mentioned in the regulations
• Permitted by regulations
• Prohibited only in the patient compartment
• Permitted only as specified by regulation -CORRECT ANSWER - A. Not mentioned in the regulations

While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:

• The ambulance makes a full stop first 2 / 3

• The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH
• The ambulance does not exceed 25 MPH
• There is no cross traffic observed -CORRECT ANSWER - B. The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH

Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last year, you may not respond to

an emergency call:

• If your drivers license has been suspended
• If your required EMT has expired
• If your medical certificate was not issued within the last two years
• If any of the above circumstances exist -CORRECT ANSWER - D. If any of the above circumstances exist

Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment and to assist the attendant in care

of the injured:

• Before responding to an emergency call
• Within the first 90 days of employment
• Within the first 6 months of employment
• Within the first year of employment
• -CORRECT ANSWER - A. Before responding to an emergency call

When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor

vehicle accident:

• Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher
• Promptly after receiving a call from a private person
• Immediately after receiving the call via CB radio
• Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your competitor's -CORRECT ANSWER - A. Only upon

instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher

Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to:

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