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AMBULANCE DRIVER TEST CA QUESTIONS
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AMBULANCE DRIVER TEST CA QUESTIONSPrivate Ambulances may only respond to emergency calls if - Answers -CHP has
authorized them to
Definition of Ambulance - Answers -Rescue vehicle
Vehicle modified to transport injured people
Code 3 Operation describes - Answers -use of lights and sirens
Code 3 is justified for 3 reasons - Answers -1 to save a life
2 prevent undue suffering
3 prevent disability
Do guilty vertics that have dismissed by courts still count as convictions? - Answers -
Yes
Must all ambulances operating under the same license display the same name? -
Answers -Yes
How many hours of service must be provided under each license? - Answers -24,
unless the ambulance does not respond to calls from public agencies.
Fire extinguishers - Answers -must be inspected and serviced yearly or immediately
after use
Ambulances will be inspected by CHP - Answers -initially
yearly
and randonmly
Destination restrictions prevent - Answers -ambulances from taking unnecessarily long
routes.
Escorts for patients: The prohibition against unqualified drivers and attendants serving
as patient escorts does not exclude - Answers -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 - Answers -acts or omissions are
performed in a grossly negligent manner or not in good faith.
Can CHP grant exceptions to statutory requirements? - Answers -No
Purpose of DMV ambulance driver test is - Answers -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 - Answers -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. - Answers -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 - Answers -180
Regular certificate lasts - Answers -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 -
Answers -valid drivers license
medical examination certificate.
and after one year an (EMT)-I certificate
Renewal Applications will be excepted - Answers -within 6 months of expiration of your
drivers license.
If your ambulance drivers license is revoked, you can - Answers -submit a written
request for a hearing within ten days.
Hearing committee is composed of - Answers -3 members representing the DMV, CHP,
and EMS Authority.
An ambulance drivers primary responsibility is - Answers -Safe transport of the patient
Safe means - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -5-7
Medical conditions that require Code 3 transport include - Answers -1. Uncontrolled
hemorrhage
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