California Ambulance DMV Exam Questions and Answers

California Ambulance DMV Exam Questions and Answers Verified

Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance while ✔Ans✔ Using the ambulance for infant transportation

Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must be ✔Ans✔ Reported to the DMV

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 ✔Ans✔ 1/32nd of an inch

An ambulance driver is not required to use ✔Ans✔ The defribrillator

Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a moving passenger vehicle most likely means ✔Ans✔ There is a hazard or an accident up ahead

The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires sound judgement because such an operation can ✔Ans✔ Frighten the patient, put a stabilized patient into shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment

A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance) certificate ✔Ans✔ Within one year of initial employment

Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in the ✔Ans✔ Public safety agency having investigative authority

Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction of ✔Ans✔ Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, or indecent exposure

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The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055 ✔Ans✔ Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely

The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren ✔Ans✔ Only as reasonably necessary

You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is adversely affected by ✔Ans✔ Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a permanent disability

A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by ✔Ans✔ Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle ahead

A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation, as permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4 ✔Ans✔ Is still considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal

An ambulance driver should transport an emergency patient to ✔Ans✔ The most accessible emergency medical facility equipped, staffed, and prepared to administer care appropriate to the needs of the patient

You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to ✔Ans✔ Your employer

If an ambulance must be back, the driver should ✔Ans✔ Station an observer outside and to the left rear of the vehicle and check mirrors constantly while backing

If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for a failure to disclose material fact on your application ✔Ans✔ You may reapply after a period of not less than one year

The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance ✔Ans✔ Prior to the operation

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