CA DMV AMBULANCE EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND

CA DMV AMBULANCE EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+

✔✔The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:

• During "Code 3" operation
• At the scene of an emergency
• When an unusual traffic hazard exists
• When loading or unloading a patient - ✔✔C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists

✔✔The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:

• When responding to an emergency call
• When an extreme hazard exists
• When speed in transporting the patient is essential
• Under any of the above circumstances - ✔✔... D. Under any of the above

circumstances

✔✔Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests

primarily with the:

• Service owner
• Ambulance attendant
• Service mechanic
• Ambulance driver - ✔✔D. Ambulance driver

✔✔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:

• 1/32 of an inch
• 3/32 of an inch
• 1/16 of an inch
• None of the above - ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch

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

• Possession of stolen property
• Possession of marijuana
• Indecent exposure
• Any of the above - ✔✔D. Any of the above

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

vested in the:

• Public safety agency having investigative authority 1 / 2

• Paramedic
• Ambulance attendant
• Most medically qualified health care professional - ✔✔A. Public safety agency having

investigative authority

✔✔Temporary Certificate becomes void after: - ✔✔180 days

✔✔Regular Certificate is issued not to exceed _____ years and will expire as the applicant's driver license. - ✔✔Five

✔✔Minimum requirements for beginner driver?

Within a year with initial issuance of ambulance driver certificate must have? - ✔✔1.

• Advance first Aid certificate
• valid certificate in CPR

• EMT-1 certificate

✔✔There are certain medical conditions that probably require "Code 3" operation but these transports constitute 5-7 % of total trips: (name 3) - ✔✔1. Uncontrolled hemorrhage

• Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment

• Complicated impending childbirth,(e.g. requiring operative intervention)

✔✔In rural environment, a person in a closed car proceeding at ____mph with the radio playing may not be aware of a penetrating electronic siren until it is as close as ____ away. - ✔✔55 mph , 33 feet

✔✔In city traffic a driver with the car windows open and no radio playing might not detect the siren more than _____ feet away - ✔✔123 (this one seems fishy)

✔✔Particular hazards that should be anticipated during Code 3:

(name 4) - ✔✔blind intersections

driveways

motorist with impaired hearing

inattentive drivers

✔✔Warning lamp effectiveness may be reduced by:

(name 3) - ✔✔Low sun or glare

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