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CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance while - (answers)Using the ambulance for infant transportation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must be -
(answers)Reported to the DMV
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 - (answers)1/32nd of an inch
An ambulance driver is not required to use - (answers)The defribrillator
Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a moving passenger
vehicle most likely means - (answers)There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires sound judgement
because such an operation can - (answers)Frighten the patient, put a stabilized
patient into shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment
A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance) certificate -
(answers)Within one year of initial employment
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Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in the -
(answers)Public safety agency having investigative authority
Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction of -
(answers)Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, or indecent
exposure
The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055 - (answers)Do not relieve
you of the duty to drive safely
The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren -
(answers)Only as reasonably necessary
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is
adversely affected by - (answers)Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a
permanent disability
A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by -
(answers)Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle ahead
A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4 - (answers)Is still considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV EXAM ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|AGRADE
Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance while - (answers)Using the ambulance for infant transportation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must be -
(answers)Reported to the DMV
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 - (answers)1/32nd of an inch
An ambulance driver is not required to use - (answers)The defribrillator
Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a moving passenger
vehicle most likely means - (answers)There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires sound judgement
because such an operation can - (answers)Frighten the patient, put a stabilized
patient into shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment
A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance) certificate -
(answers)Within one year of initial employment
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Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in the -
(answers)Public safety agency having investigative authority
Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction of -
(answers)Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, or indecent
exposure
The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055 - (answers)Do not relieve
you of the duty to drive safely
The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren -
(answers)Only as reasonably necessary
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is
adversely affected by - (answers)Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a
permanent disability
A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by -
(answers)Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle ahead
A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4 - (answers)Is still considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
