Operations Exam with complete solutions

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California Ambulance Driver Laws and Emergency Vehicle Operations Exam with complete solutions

• ambulance: A specially constructed, modified, or equipped vehicle used to trans-

port sick, injured, convalescent, infirm, or otherwise incapacitated persons.

• ambulance service: A public or private organization or individual providing an

ambulance for emergency service.

3. emergency call: A request for an ambulance for sudden medical need or for

transporting organs, tissue, blood, or medical devices in an emergency.

4. Code 3 operation: Driving with red lights and siren.

5. Minimum age to drive an ambulance: 18 years old.

6. ambulance driver certificate: Issued by the California DMV.

7. ambulance driver certificate requirement: Anyone driving an ambulance on an

emergency call or transporting a patient, unless exempt.

8. ambulance driver certificate exemptions: Full-time salaried police officers,

deputy sheriffs, and fire department members in the line of duty, and out-of-state drivers providing interstate emergency service.

9. purpose of the ambulance driver certificate: To confirm knowledge of ambu-

lance laws and verify no disqualifying medical, criminal, or driving issues.

10. documents required with ambulance driver certificate: A valid California

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11. temporary certificate validity: 180 days.

• regular ambulance driver certificate validity: Up to 5 years, expiring with the

driver's license.

13. EMT-1 certificate requirement: An ambulance driver must obtain an EMT-1

certificate or higher within one year of certificate issuance.

14. maximum speed through a stop sign or signal during Code 3: 15 mph.

• Code 3 use in heavy traffic: No, Code 3 use is only when it helps with response

or patient transport.

16. vehicle inspection requirement for ambulance drivers: At the start of every

shift.

• responsibility for maintaining the ambulance: The driver (daily inspections)

and the owner (maintenance compliance).

• due regard: Driving with a higher responsibility for safety of others while using

emergency privileges.

19. California Vehicle Code (CVC) 21055: Grants emergency vehicles exemption

from normal traffic rules.

• reckless driving charges and CVC 21055: No, drivers must still use due regard

for safety.

• required ambulance fire extinguisher type and rating: Dry chemical or CO‚,
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