Ambulance Driver Test Quiz with Verified Answers
Private Ambulances may only respond to emergency calls if - CORRECT ANSWER-CHP has authorized them to
Definition of Ambulance - CORRECT ANSWER-Rescue vehicle
Vehicle modified to transport injured people
Code 3 Operation describes - CORRECT ...
Ambulance Driver Test Quiz with Verified Answers
Private Ambulances may only respond to emergency calls if - CORRECT ANSWER-
CHP has authorized them to
Definition of Ambulance - CORRECT ANSWER-Rescue vehicle
Vehicle modified to transport injured people
Code 3 Operation describes - CORRECT ANSWER-use of lights and sirens
Code 3 is justified for 3 reasons - CORRECT ANSWER-1 to save a life
2 prevent undue suffering
3 prevent disability
Do guilty vertics that have dismissed by courts still count as convictions? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
Must all ambulances operating under the same license display the same name? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Yes
How many hours of service must be provided under each license? - CORRECT
ANSWER-24, unless the ambulance does not respond to calls from public agencies.
Fire extinguishers - CORRECT ANSWER-must be inspected and serviced yearly or
immediately after use
Ambulances will be inspected by CHP - CORRECT ANSWER-initially
yearly
and randonmly
Destination restrictions prevent - CORRECT ANSWER-ambulances from taking
unnecessarily long routes.
Escorts for patients: The prohibition against unqualified drivers and attendants
serving as patient escorts does not exclude - CORRECT ANSWER-Family,
other persons concerned with the patients well being
minors should be allowed to come whenever possible
Good Samaritan Laws do not protect EMT's when - CORRECT ANSWER-acts or
omissions are performed in a grossly negligent manner or not in good faith.
Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory requirements? - CORRECT ANSWER-No
Purpose of DMV ambulance driver test is - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-are a police
officer
firefighter
, or if you are licensed in an a different state and driving in an emergency into CA.
6 Prerequisites to getting an Ambulance license. - CORRECT ANSWER-1. 18 years
old
2. Hold a valid CA driving license
3. File a complete application including criminal convictions and certain traffic
offenses
4. Pass a written test
5. Submit fingerprints
6. Complete meddical form DL-51
Temporary certificates last _____ days - CORRECT ANSWER-180
Regular certificate lasts - CORRECT ANSWER-no longer than 5 years, and expires
the same day as your drivers license
Conditional validity means that your ambulance license is only valid when you have -
CORRECT ANSWER-valid drivers license
medical examination certificate.
and after one year an (EMT)-I certificate
Renewal Applications will be excepted - CORRECT ANSWER-within 6 months of
expiration of your drivers license.
If your ambulance drivers license is revoked, you can - CORRECT ANSWER-submit
a written request for a hearing within ten days.
Hearing committee is composed of - CORRECT ANSWER-3 members representing
the DMV, CHP, and EMS Authority.
An ambulance drivers primary responsibility is - CORRECT ANSWER-Safe transport
of the patient
Safe means - CORRECT ANSWER-1. not risking an accident
2. smooth driving
a) that does not stress or traumatize the patient
b) that permits attendant to give medical care
Negative affects of Code 3 transport include - CORRECT ANSWER-1. frightening
patient
2. putting a stable patient into shock
3. Disrupting ongoing medical treatment
Medical conditions that require Code 3 represent _ percent of trips - CORRECT
ANSWER-5-7
Medical conditions that require Code 3 transport include - CORRECT ANSWER-1.
Uncontrolled hemorrhage
a) internal chest or abdomen bleeding
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment
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