California Ambulance DMV Exam
Terms in this set (45)
Required emergency care Using the ambulance for infant transportation
equipment may be legally
removed from the
ambulance while
Dismissal of a driver Reported to the DMV
because of a dishonest act
committed must be
A tire may not be used on 1/32nd of an inch
an ambulance when it is so
worn that the tread depth in
any two adjacent grooves is
less than
An ambulance driver is not The defribrillator
required to use
Both left and right turn There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
signals flashing at the same
time on a moving
passenger vehicle most
likely means
The decision to use a high Frighten the patient, put a stabilized patient into shock,
speed patient and/or disrupt medical treatment
transportation requires
sound judgement because
such an operation can
A new ambulance driver Within one year of initial employment
must obtain a valid EMT-1
(ambulance) certificate
, Authority for the Public safety agency having investigative authority
management of the scene
of an emergency is vested
in the
Your ambulance driver Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana,
certificate may be revoked or indecent exposure
for conviction of
The exemptions granted by Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
vehicle code section 21055
The driver of an ambulance Only as reasonably necessary
being operated "Code 3"
must sound a siren
You shall not drive an Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a permanent
ambulance when your disability
ability to operate the
vehicle safely is adversely
affected by
A safe following distance Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle
between vehicles can ahead
usually be obtained by
A conviction that has been Is still considered a conviction regardless of the
set aside or dismissed dismissal
following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code
Section 1203.4
An ambulance driver should The most accessible emergency medical facility
transport an emergency equipped, staffed, and prepared to administer care
patient to appropriate to the needs of the patient
You must demonstrate your Your employer
ability to safely operate an
ambulance to
If an ambulance must be Station an observer outside and to the left rear of the
back, the driver should vehicle and check mirrors constantly while backing
Terms in this set (45)
Required emergency care Using the ambulance for infant transportation
equipment may be legally
removed from the
ambulance while
Dismissal of a driver Reported to the DMV
because of a dishonest act
committed must be
A tire may not be used on 1/32nd of an inch
an ambulance when it is so
worn that the tread depth in
any two adjacent grooves is
less than
An ambulance driver is not The defribrillator
required to use
Both left and right turn There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
signals flashing at the same
time on a moving
passenger vehicle most
likely means
The decision to use a high Frighten the patient, put a stabilized patient into shock,
speed patient and/or disrupt medical treatment
transportation requires
sound judgement because
such an operation can
A new ambulance driver Within one year of initial employment
must obtain a valid EMT-1
(ambulance) certificate
, Authority for the Public safety agency having investigative authority
management of the scene
of an emergency is vested
in the
Your ambulance driver Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana,
certificate may be revoked or indecent exposure
for conviction of
The exemptions granted by Do not relieve you of the duty to drive safely
vehicle code section 21055
The driver of an ambulance Only as reasonably necessary
being operated "Code 3"
must sound a siren
You shall not drive an Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a permanent
ambulance when your disability
ability to operate the
vehicle safely is adversely
affected by
A safe following distance Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle
between vehicles can ahead
usually be obtained by
A conviction that has been Is still considered a conviction regardless of the
set aside or dismissed dismissal
following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code
Section 1203.4
An ambulance driver should The most accessible emergency medical facility
transport an emergency equipped, staffed, and prepared to administer care
patient to appropriate to the needs of the patient
You must demonstrate your Your employer
ability to safely operate an
ambulance to
If an ambulance must be Station an observer outside and to the left rear of the
back, the driver should vehicle and check mirrors constantly while backing
