CA DMV AMBULANCE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND

CA DMV AMBULANCE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS AND

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✔✔Any doubt as to the seriousness of the emergency when considering use of Code 3, must be decided in favor of - ✔✔the patient

✔✔Driving in a way that risks loss of control of the vehicle or relies on drivers or pedestrians to react ideally is justified in what circumstances - ✔✔Never

✔✔Ambulance drivers are exempt from certain traffic laws in what conditions - ✔✔1.Responding to an Emergency call

• Displaying a steady burn red warning lamp with 1000 feet of visibility in front of the

vehicle

• Reckless driving and driving under the influence are never justified

✔✔If a driver is involved in an accident, but was exempt from certain traffic laws can he still be criminally and civilly liable? - ✔✔Yes, if he was not acting with due regard for the safety of others.

✔✔Determining if a driver exercised due regard toward the safety of others is based on what criteria: - ✔✔1. Sufficient notice of the ambulances approach was given.

• signalling equipment
• whether it was necessary to use it
• whether it was used
• whether it was audible and/or visible
• speed of the vehicle should never prevent the driver from maintaining complete

control of it.

• If the driver decelerated before impact with a driver who did not yield

✔✔A rural driver at 55mph may not hear the wail of the siren if his windows are closed and the radio is playing until the ambulance is ___ away - ✔✔33 feet

✔✔A city driver with his windows down may hear the siren when it is ___ away - ✔✔123

✔✔Hazards when driving with Code 3 include - ✔✔1. blind intersections

• driveways
• motorists with impaired hearing
• inattentive drivers

✔✔When using a siren Ambulance drivers should - ✔✔1. assume drivers do not hear the siren at safe distances under most conditions especially at intersections

• assume drivers have difficulty locating the source of the siren
• use the siren only when it is most effective
• never pass on the right 1 / 2

✔✔When using a warning lamp - ✔✔1. excessive use reduces public respect of their purpose

• use primarily to protect life and property

✔✔Front steady burn red warning light should be displayed - ✔✔when an extreme hazard exists

✔✔Do revolving, rotating, or flashing red lamps satisfy the requirement for a steady burn lamp? - ✔✔No, but they can supplement it

✔✔Flashing red lights may only be displayed - ✔✔when an extreme hazard exists, (meaning any incident that requires traffic to stop, be blocked, or proceed only as directed.

✔✔Flashing Amber Lights used - ✔✔only for unusual traffic hazards, until hazard ceases to exist.

✔✔Warning Lamp effectiveness may be reduced by what 3 factors - ✔✔1. low sun or glare

• confusion with traffic signals and neon lights
• Their position if mounted to high or low on the ambulance.

✔✔Should headlamps be used in the daylight? - ✔✔yes, they increase visibility.

✔✔Definition of defensive driving: - ✔✔doing everything reasonably possible to avoid accidents.

✔✔a preventable accident is one - ✔✔in which the driver failed to take reasonable precautions to avoid the accident

✔✔Defensive driving requires - ✔✔continual exercise of sound judgment and good driving habits with an awareness that all other drivers cannot be relied upon to drive safely

✔✔Is physical fitness a prerequisite for safe driving? - ✔✔Yes.

✔✔Five elements of defensive driving - ✔✔1. knowledge: of the rules of the road, his, and his vehicles limitations.

2. Alertness: of potential hazards

3. Vision: as speed increases visual accuracy decreases

4. Judgement: knowing what to do when

5. Skill: in handling an ambulance.

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