CA DMV AMBULANCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
✔✔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. Any of the above - ✔✔D. Any of the above
✔✔A conviction which has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted
by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
A. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
B. Will have no effect on the application
C. Need not be reported on the application
D. May not be used to disqualify an applicant - ✔✔A. Is considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal *
✔✔Authority for management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is
vested in the:
A. Public safety agency having investigative authority
B. Paramedic
C. Ambulance attendant
D. Most medically qualified health care professional - ✔✔A. Public safety agency having
investigative authority
✔✔The driver of an ambulance operated "Code 3" is not exempt from:
A. Prima facie speed limits
B. Reckless driving statutes
C. Maximum speed limits
D. The basic speed law - ✔✔B. Reckless driving statutes
✔✔To renew your ambulance driver certificate, you must possess:
A. A valid EMT-I (Ambulance) certificate or suitable exemption
B. A valid medical examination certification
C. A valid driver's license
D. All of the above - ✔✔C. A valid driver's license
✔✔When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance
may respond to a motor vehicle accident:
A. Only upon instruction from a law enforcement or public agency dispatcher
B. Promptly after receiving the call from a private person
C. Immediately if the call is received via CB radio
D. Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your competitor's - ✔✔A. Only
upon instruction from a law enforcement or public agency dispatcher
, ✔✔Studies have shown that the sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient
warings to:
A. Pedestrians
B. Drivers of vehicles directly ahead
C. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
D. Drivers of vehicles moving slowly in dense traffic - ✔✔C. Drivers of vehicles
approaching on a cross street
✔✔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
✔✔Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance:
A. When making non-emergency patient transfer
B. While using the ambulances for infant transportation
C. To accommodate extra patients
D. None of the above - ✔✔B. While using the ambulances for infant transportation
✔✔Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
A. Should be reported to 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
✔✔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 or an accident ahead - ✔✔D. There is a hazard or an accident
ahead
✔✔Emergency ambulance service does not include transportation of:
A. Human organs for emergency transplants
B. An accident victim pronounced dead at the scene
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
✔✔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. Any of the above - ✔✔D. Any of the above
✔✔A conviction which has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted
by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
A. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
B. Will have no effect on the application
C. Need not be reported on the application
D. May not be used to disqualify an applicant - ✔✔A. Is considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal *
✔✔Authority for management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is
vested in the:
A. Public safety agency having investigative authority
B. Paramedic
C. Ambulance attendant
D. Most medically qualified health care professional - ✔✔A. Public safety agency having
investigative authority
✔✔The driver of an ambulance operated "Code 3" is not exempt from:
A. Prima facie speed limits
B. Reckless driving statutes
C. Maximum speed limits
D. The basic speed law - ✔✔B. Reckless driving statutes
✔✔To renew your ambulance driver certificate, you must possess:
A. A valid EMT-I (Ambulance) certificate or suitable exemption
B. A valid medical examination certification
C. A valid driver's license
D. All of the above - ✔✔C. A valid driver's license
✔✔When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance
may respond to a motor vehicle accident:
A. Only upon instruction from a law enforcement or public agency dispatcher
B. Promptly after receiving the call from a private person
C. Immediately if the call is received via CB radio
D. Whenever your ambulance is closer to the scene than your competitor's - ✔✔A. Only
upon instruction from a law enforcement or public agency dispatcher
, ✔✔Studies have shown that the sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient
warings to:
A. Pedestrians
B. Drivers of vehicles directly ahead
C. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
D. Drivers of vehicles moving slowly in dense traffic - ✔✔C. Drivers of vehicles
approaching on a cross street
✔✔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
✔✔Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the ambulance:
A. When making non-emergency patient transfer
B. While using the ambulances for infant transportation
C. To accommodate extra patients
D. None of the above - ✔✔B. While using the ambulances for infant transportation
✔✔Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed:
A. Should be reported to 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
✔✔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 or an accident ahead - ✔✔D. There is a hazard or an accident
ahead
✔✔Emergency ambulance service does not include transportation of:
A. Human organs for emergency transplants
B. An accident victim pronounced dead at the scene
