California Ambulance Driver Certificate Exam

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California Ambulance Driver Certificate Exam / Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Private Ambulances may only respond to emergency calls if - ANSWER✔✔-CHP has authorized them to Definition of Ambulance - ANSWER✔✔-Rescue vehicle Vehicle modified to transport injured people Code 3 Operation describes - ANSWER✔✔-use of lights and sirens Code 3 is justified for 3 reasons - ANSWER✔✔-1 to save a life

• prevent undue suffering
• prevent disability

Do guilty vertics that have dismissed by courts still count as convictions? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes Must all ambulances operating under the same license display the same name? - ANSWER✔✔-Yes 1 / 3

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How many hours of service must be provided under each license? - ANSWER✔✔-24, unless the ambulance does not respond to calls from public agencies.Fire extinguishers - ANSWER✔✔-must be inspected and serviced yearly or immediately after use Ambulances will be inspected by CHP - ANSWER✔✔-initially yearly and randonmly Destination restrictions prevent - ANSWER✔✔-ambulances from taking unnecessarily long routes.

Escorts for patients: The prohibition against unqualified drivers and

attendants serving as patient escorts does not exclude - ANSWER✔✔- Family, other persons concerned with the patients well being minors should be allowed to come whenever possible 2 / 3

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Good Samaritan Laws do not protect EMT's when - ANSWER✔✔-acts or omissions are performed in a grossly negligent manner or not in good faith.Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory requirements? - ANSWER✔✔-No Purpose of DMV ambulance driver test is - ANSWER✔✔-not to prove driving competence, but to screen those with criminal backgrounds, physical disabilities, or poor driving habits.You do not need an ambulance driving license if - ANSWER✔✔-are a police officer firefighter or if you are licensed in an a different state and driving in an emergency into CA.Prerequisites to getting an Ambulance license - ANSWER✔✔-- Be at least 18 years old

• Hold a license that's valid in CA (doesn't have to be FROM CA)
• Visit a DMV office (w/ appointment preferrably)
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