California Ambulance Driver Certification Study Guide with correct Answers

California Ambulance Driver
Certification Study Guide

Privately iiowned iior iioperated iiemergency iiambulances iimay iinot iibe iiequipped iiand
iioperated iias iiemergency iivehicles iinor iirespond iito iian iiemergency iicall iiunless iithe
iioperating iiservice iihas iibeen iilicensed iito iido iiso iiby iithe iiCHP. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-


"Ambulance" iirefers iito iionly iithose iiambulances iiused iito iirespond iito iiemergency iicalls.
ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-However, iithe iidefinition iiincludes iiany iivehicle, iisuch iias iia
ii"rescue" iivehicle, iiwhen iiit iihas iibeen iispecifically iimodified iior iiequipped iiwith iithe
iiintent iito iitransport iiinjured iipatients.


"Code ii3" iiis iiused iito iidescribe iithe iiuse iiof iiRED iiwarning iilamps iiand iisiren iiif iithe
iivehicle iiis iibeing iidriven iiin iiresponse iito iian iiemergency iicall. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-
Emergency iiservice, iialthough iirelated iito iiapparent iisudden iineed, iidoes iinot iialways
iirequire ii"Code ii3" iioperation.


Code ii3 iiis iijustified iionly iiwhen iiinitially iiresponding iito iiemergency iicall iior iiwhen iispeed
iiin iiobtaining iiemergency iimedical iicare iiappears iiessential iito: ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-1)
iiSave iia iilife
2) iiPrevent iiundue iisuffering
3) iiReduce iior iiprevent iidisability

Code ii3 iitransportation iiof iia iistabilized iipatient iiis iiseldom iinecessary iiand iioften
iiundesirable. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-


Those iiconvictions iithat iiare iispecified iiin iithe iiregulations iias iiaffecting iiemployment iior
iicertification iiremain iiconvictions iiregardless iiof iisubsequent iiaction iiby iicourt iito iidismiss
iior iiset iiaside iia iiguilty iiverdict iias iipermitted iiby iiPenal iiCode iiSections iietc. ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-


All iiambulances iioperated iiunder iia iisingle iilicense iimust iidisplay iithe iisame iiname. ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Service iiname iior iithe iiname iiunder iiwhich iithe iilicensee iiis iidoing
iibusiness iishall iibe iidisplayed iion iiBOTH iisides iiand iithe iiREAR iiof iieach iivehicle.
iiThese iirequirements iialso iiapply iito iiambulances iitemporarily iiacquired iiby iiloan iior
iilease.

, Ambulance iiowners iior iioperators iidoing iibusiness iiunder iione iior iimore iilicenses, iiare
iirequired iito iiprovide ii24-hour iiservice iiunder iieach iilicense. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The
ii24 iihour iirule iidoesn't iiapply iito iian iiambulance iithat iiprovides iiservice iito iispecial
iievents iior iiindustrial iiemployees iiand iidoesn't iirespond iito iicalls iifrom iipublic iiagencies.


Emergency iiambulances iiare iirequired iito iibe iiequipped iiwith iiwarning iilamps iiand
iisirens iithat iicomply iiwith iistandards iiestablished iiby iithe iiCHP. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-


Fire iiextinguishers iimust iibe iiinspected iiand iiserviced ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-yearly iior
iiimmediately iiafter iiuse, iiwhichever iioccurs iifirst.


Licensee's iivehicles iiare iiall iirequired iito iibe iiinspected iiinitially iiand iiannually iithereafter
iiby iiCHP iipersonnel. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Random iiinspections iiwill iialso iibe iimade iito
iiverify iithat iithe iivehicles iiare iimaintained iiin iicompliance iiwith iiapplicable iirequirements.


"Good iiSamaritan" iilaws iiprovide iilimited iiprotection iifrom iicivl iiliability iiunder iispecified
iicircumstances iiwhen iirendering iiemergency iimedical iiservices iiin iigood iifaith. ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Ambulance iiservices iiand iipersonnel iimay iibe iicivilly iiliable iifor iiacts iior
iiomissions iiperformed iiin iia iigrossly iinegligent iimanner iior iinot iiperformed iiin iigood
iifaith. ii


Negligence iiand iilack iiof iigood iifaith iiis iidetermined iiby iijudge iior iijury.

CHP iicannot iigrant iiexemptions iito iistatutory iirequirements iior iiregulations iiof iiother
iiagencies. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-


Ambulance iidriver iicertificates iiare iinot iirequired iifor iithe iifollowing: ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers
ii-1) iiPersons iidriving iiambulances iiin iithe iiline iiof iiduty iias iisalaried, iiregular, iifull-time,
iipolice iiofficers, iideputy iisheriffs, iior iimembers iiof iia iifire iidepartment iiof iia iipublic
iiagency. ii


2) iiPersons iidriving iiambulances iifrom iiout iiof iistate, iiinto iiCalifornia, iito iiprovide iionly
iiinterstate iiemergency iiservice, iiif iithe iidrivers iiare iiappropriately iilicensed iior iicertified
iiby iithe iistate iiof iiorigin.


Ambulance iidriver iicertificate iirenewal iiapplication iifee iiis ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-$12

All iiconvictions, iiincluding iithose iithat iiwere iiset iiaside, iidismissed, iior iiexpunged, iiMUST
iibe iideclared iiregardless iiof iicourt iirelief. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Failure iito iideclare iiALL
iicriminal iiconvictions, iiwhether iifelony iior iimisdemeanor, iior iia iifalse iistatement iion
iiapplication iimay iicause iicertificate iito iibe iidenied.


No iicertificate iiwill iibe iiissued iiwithin ii____ iimonths iiof iia iidenial iiresulting iifrom iia
iideliberate iimisrepresentation iiof iimaterial iifacts. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-12