CA Ambulance Certificate

Question 1

High speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the five to seven percent that probably require “Code 3” transport include:

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Uncontrolled Hemorrhage

Question 2

The ambulance driver’s primary responsibility is

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Safe Patient Transportation

Question 3

You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to

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Your Employer

Question 4

When driving an ambulance “Code 3” the driver should

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Avoid passing vehicles on their right*

Question 5

If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply after a period of not less than:

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One year

Question 6

You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected by:

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A. Fatigue or illness
B. A temporary disability
C. A permanent disability
D. Any of the above *

Question 7

The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:

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Prior to operation*

Question 8

Smoking in the ambulance is:

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Not mentioned in the regulations*

Question 9

While driving under “Code 3” exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:

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The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH*

Question 10

Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last year, you may not respond to an emergency call:

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A. If your drivers license has been suspended
B. If your required EMT has expired
C. If your medical certificate was not issued within the last two years
D. If any of the above circumstances exist*

Question 11

Medical conditions wherein especially smooth, low speed patient transportation is preferable include:

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A. Spinal Injuries
B. Serious Fractures
C. Heart Attacks
D. All of the above*

Question 12

A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendant:

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A. If no qualified attendant is available
B. If the trainee has completed an advanced first-aid course
C. If the trainee is enrolled in an approved EMT-1A course
D. In none of the above instances*

Question 13

Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment and to assist the attendant in care of the injured:

Answer 13

Before responding to an emergency call*

Question 14

When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor vehicle accident:

Answer 14

Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher*

Question 15

Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to:

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Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street*

Question 16

The decision to use high-speed patient transportation requires sound judgment, because such operation can:

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A. Frighten the patient
B. Put a stabilized patient into shock
C. Disrupt ongoing medical treatment
D. Do all of the above*

Question 17

In order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must pass a physical examination:

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Every two years*

Question 18

When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of an ambulance dispatched for emergency service shall

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Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond*

Question 19

The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:

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When an unusual traffic hazard exists*

Question 20

The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:

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A. When responding to an emergency call
B. When an extreme hazard exists
C. When speed in transporting the patient is essential
D. Under any of the above circumstances*

Question 21

Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests primarily with the:

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A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver*

Question 22

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:

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1/32 of an inch*

Question 23

When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:

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Not exceed the posted speed limit*

Question 24

Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1(ambulance) certificate:

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Within one year of employement*

Question 25

Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:

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A. Possession of stolen property
B. Possession of marijuana
C. Indecent exposure
D. Any of the above*

Question 26

A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4:

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Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal*

Question 27

Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in the:

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Public safety agency having investigative authority*

Question 28

Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance while using the ambulance for

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infant transportation

Question 29

The rules governing the operation of an ambulance used for emergency services are

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contained in Title 13, California Code of Regulations

Question 30

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

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Question 31

You may not operate an unsafe ambulance at any time

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Question 32

Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed

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must be reported to the DMV

Question 33

An ambulance driver is not required to trained to use the defibrillator

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Question 34

Both left and right turn signals flashing signifies there is a hazard or accident

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Question 35

The exemption granted by Vehicle Code 21055

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does not relieve you of the duty to drive safely.

Question 36

The driver of an ambulance being operated Code 3 must sound a siren

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only as may be reasonably necessary.

Question 37

A safe following distance between vehicles can be obtained by

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keeping three seconds time intervals behind the vehicle ahead.

Question 38

If an ambulance must be backed

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the driver should station an observer outside and to the left rear of the vehicle and check mirrors constantly while backing

Question 39

If your ambulance driver’s cert. has been revoked for failure to disclose a material fact on your application, you may reapply after a period of no less

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than one year.

Question 40

Code 3 operation is prohibited by regulation

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when traffic is so congested that ambulance movement would not be expedited.

Question 41

Utility floodlights on the ambulance may be displayed

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when loading and unloading patients.

Question 42

The minimum supply of oxygen required to responding to an emergency call is

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a 20 minute supply at 10 LPM in a portable cylinder.

Question 43

An exemption from a requirement of Title 13 may only be granted for not more that

Answer 43

two years

Question 44

The driver of an ambulance being operated Code 3 in not exempt from

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reckless driving statutes.

Question 45

If you are convicted of reckless driving in your own vehicle you may be imprisoned, fined, and have your ambulance license revoked.

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Question 46

Use of headlight during daylight hours

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is effective in reducing accident frequency by making the ambulance more visible to other drivers

Question 47

All emergency ambulances must be made available for inspection by CHP: (not once or twice a year, More…).

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Question 48

Ambulance must have a CHP yearly certificate or a temporary certificate.

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