CA DMV AMBULANCE EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
✔✔The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
A. During "Code 3" operation
B. At the scene of an emergency
C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
D. When loading or unloading a patient - ✔✔C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
✔✔The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
A. When responding to an emergency call
B. When an extreme hazard exists
C. When speed in transporting the patient is essential
D. Under any of the above circumstances - ✔✔... D. Under any of the above
circumstances
✔✔Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests
primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver - ✔✔D. Ambulance driver
✔✔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:
A. 1/32 of an inch
B. 3/32 of an inch
C. 1/16 of an inch
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch
✔✔Your ambulance drivers 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
✔✔Authority for the 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
✔✔Temporary Certificate becomes void after: - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Regular Certificate is issued not to exceed _____ years and will expire as the
applicant's driver license. - ✔✔Five
✔✔Minimum requirements for beginner driver?
Within a year with initial issuance of ambulance driver certificate must have? - ✔✔1.
- Advance first Aid certificate
- valid certificate in CPR
2. EMT-1 certificate
✔✔There are certain medical conditions that probably require "Code 3" operation but
these transports constitute 5-7 % of total trips: (name 3) - ✔✔1. Uncontrolled
hemorrhage
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment
3. Complicated impending childbirth,(e.g. requiring operative intervention)
✔✔In rural environment, a person in a closed car proceeding at ____mph with the radio
playing may not be aware of a penetrating electronic siren until it is as close as ____
away. - ✔✔55 mph , 33 feet
✔✔In city traffic a driver with the car windows open and no radio playing might not
detect the siren more than _____ feet away - ✔✔123 (this one seems fishy)
✔✔Particular hazards that should be anticipated during Code 3:
(name 4) - ✔✔blind intersections
driveways
motorist with impaired hearing
inattentive drivers
✔✔Warning lamp effectiveness may be reduced by:
(name 3) - ✔✔Low sun or glare
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+ 2025/2026
✔✔The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
A. During "Code 3" operation
B. At the scene of an emergency
C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
D. When loading or unloading a patient - ✔✔C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
✔✔The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
A. When responding to an emergency call
B. When an extreme hazard exists
C. When speed in transporting the patient is essential
D. Under any of the above circumstances - ✔✔... D. Under any of the above
circumstances
✔✔Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests
primarily with the:
A. Service owner
B. Ambulance attendant
C. Service mechanic
D. Ambulance driver - ✔✔D. Ambulance driver
✔✔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:
A. 1/32 of an inch
B. 3/32 of an inch
C. 1/16 of an inch
D. None of the above - ✔✔A. 1/32 of an inch
✔✔Your ambulance drivers 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
✔✔Authority for the 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
✔✔Temporary Certificate becomes void after: - ✔✔180 days
✔✔Regular Certificate is issued not to exceed _____ years and will expire as the
applicant's driver license. - ✔✔Five
✔✔Minimum requirements for beginner driver?
Within a year with initial issuance of ambulance driver certificate must have? - ✔✔1.
- Advance first Aid certificate
- valid certificate in CPR
2. EMT-1 certificate
✔✔There are certain medical conditions that probably require "Code 3" operation but
these transports constitute 5-7 % of total trips: (name 3) - ✔✔1. Uncontrolled
hemorrhage
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory impairment
3. Complicated impending childbirth,(e.g. requiring operative intervention)
✔✔In rural environment, a person in a closed car proceeding at ____mph with the radio
playing may not be aware of a penetrating electronic siren until it is as close as ____
away. - ✔✔55 mph , 33 feet
✔✔In city traffic a driver with the car windows open and no radio playing might not
detect the siren more than _____ feet away - ✔✔123 (this one seems fishy)
✔✔Particular hazards that should be anticipated during Code 3:
(name 4) - ✔✔blind intersections
driveways
motorist with impaired hearing
inattentive drivers
✔✔Warning lamp effectiveness may be reduced by:
(name 3) - ✔✔Low sun or glare
