Ambulance Driving Test Practice Questions and Answers
2023
Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance:
a. When making non-emergency patient transfers
b. While using the ambulance for infant transportation
c. To accommodate extra patients
d None of the above
b.While using the ambulance for infant transportation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
a. Should be reported to the CHP
b. Must be reported to DMV
c. Is of no interest to the DMV
d. Is confidential and cannot be disclosed
b. Must be reported to DMV
A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread dept in
any two adjacent grooves is less than:
a. 1/32 of an inch
b. 1/16 of an inch
c. 3/32 of an inch
d. None of the above
a. 1/32 of an inch
1. An ambulance driver is not required to be trained to use:
a. The defibrillator
b. The jack and tools for wheel changes
c. The portable oxygen equipment
d. The resuscitator
a. The defibrillator
Both left and right turn signal lights flashing at the same time on a moving
passenger vehicle most likely mean:
a. The vehicle is going to make a U-turn
b. The driver bumped the flasher switch
c. The vehicle is carrying children to and from school
d. There is a hazard of an accident ahead
d. There is a hazard of an accident ahead
The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgment
because such operation can:
a. Frighten the patient
, b. Put a stabilized patient into shock
c. Disrupt ongoing medical treatment
d. Do all of the above
d. Do all of the above
Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries
is vested in the:
a. Public safety having investigative authority
b. Paramedic
c. Ambulance attendant
d. Most medically qualified health care professional
d. Most medically qualified health care professional
Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1
(Ambulance) certificate:
a. Within one year of initial employment
b. After two years of employment
c. Only if needed to work as an attendant
d. Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate
a. Within one year of initial employment
Your ambulance driver certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
a. Possession of stolen property
b. Possession of marijuana
c. Indecent exposure
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
The exemptions granted by Vehicle Code Section 21055:
a. Relieve you of the duty to drive safely
b. Protect you from civil liability
c. Exempt you from all traffic tickets
d. Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
d. Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code3" must sound a siren:
a. Continuously
b. Only as many be reasonably necessary
c. At every intersection
d. When on heavily congested freeways
b. Only as many be reasonably necessary
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely
is adversely affected by:
a. Fatigue or illness
b. A temporary disability
2023
Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance:
a. When making non-emergency patient transfers
b. While using the ambulance for infant transportation
c. To accommodate extra patients
d None of the above
b.While using the ambulance for infant transportation
Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
a. Should be reported to the CHP
b. Must be reported to DMV
c. Is of no interest to the DMV
d. Is confidential and cannot be disclosed
b. Must be reported to DMV
A tire may not be used on an ambulance when it is so worn that the tread dept in
any two adjacent grooves is less than:
a. 1/32 of an inch
b. 1/16 of an inch
c. 3/32 of an inch
d. None of the above
a. 1/32 of an inch
1. An ambulance driver is not required to be trained to use:
a. The defibrillator
b. The jack and tools for wheel changes
c. The portable oxygen equipment
d. The resuscitator
a. The defibrillator
Both left and right turn signal lights flashing at the same time on a moving
passenger vehicle most likely mean:
a. The vehicle is going to make a U-turn
b. The driver bumped the flasher switch
c. The vehicle is carrying children to and from school
d. There is a hazard of an accident ahead
d. There is a hazard of an accident ahead
The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgment
because such operation can:
a. Frighten the patient
, b. Put a stabilized patient into shock
c. Disrupt ongoing medical treatment
d. Do all of the above
d. Do all of the above
Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries
is vested in the:
a. Public safety having investigative authority
b. Paramedic
c. Ambulance attendant
d. Most medically qualified health care professional
d. Most medically qualified health care professional
Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1
(Ambulance) certificate:
a. Within one year of initial employment
b. After two years of employment
c. Only if needed to work as an attendant
d. Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate
a. Within one year of initial employment
Your ambulance driver certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
a. Possession of stolen property
b. Possession of marijuana
c. Indecent exposure
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
The exemptions granted by Vehicle Code Section 21055:
a. Relieve you of the duty to drive safely
b. Protect you from civil liability
c. Exempt you from all traffic tickets
d. Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
d. Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code3" must sound a siren:
a. Continuously
b. Only as many be reasonably necessary
c. At every intersection
d. When on heavily congested freeways
b. Only as many be reasonably necessary
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely
is adversely affected by:
a. Fatigue or illness
b. A temporary disability
