CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV EXAM | TEST
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1. Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance while - Answer: Using the ambulance for infant transportation
2. Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must be - Answer:
Reported to the DMV
3. 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 - Answer: 1/32nd of an inch
4. An ambulance driver is not required to use - Answer: The defribrillator
5. Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a moving passenger
vehicle most likely means - Answer: There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
6. The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires sound
judgement because such an operation can - Answer: Frighten the patient, put a
stabilized patient into shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment
7. A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance) certificate -
Answer: Within one year of initial employment
8. Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in the -
Answer: Public safety agency having investigative authority
9. Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction of - Answer:
Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, or indecent exposure
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, 10. The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055 - Answer: Do not relieve
you of the duty to drive safely
11. The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren -
Answer: Only as reasonably necessary
12. You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely
is adversely affected by - Answer: Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a
permanent disability
13. A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by - Answer:
Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle ahead
14. A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4 - Answer: Is still considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
15. An ambulance driver should transport an emergency patient to - Answer: The
most accessible emergency medical facility equipped, staffed, and prepared to
administer care appropriate to the needs of the patient
16. You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to - Answer:
Your employer
17. If an ambulance must be back, the driver should - Answer: Station an observer
outside and to the left rear of the vehicle and check mirrors constantly while
backing
18. If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for a failure to disclose
material fact on your application - Answer: You may reapply after a period of not
less than one year
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READY? ALWAYS. WITH OUR ACCURATE ANSWERS!
1. Required emergency care equipment may be legally removed from the
ambulance while - Answer: Using the ambulance for infant transportation
2. Dismissal of a driver because of a dishonest act committed must be - Answer:
Reported to the DMV
3. 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 - Answer: 1/32nd of an inch
4. An ambulance driver is not required to use - Answer: The defribrillator
5. Both left and right turn signals flashing at the same time on a moving passenger
vehicle most likely means - Answer: There is a hazard or an accident up ahead
6. The decision to use a high speed patient transportation requires sound
judgement because such an operation can - Answer: Frighten the patient, put a
stabilized patient into shock, and/or disrupt medical treatment
7. A new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1 (ambulance) certificate -
Answer: Within one year of initial employment
8. Authority for the management of the scene of an emergency is vested in the -
Answer: Public safety agency having investigative authority
9. Your ambulance driver certificate may be revoked for conviction of - Answer:
Possession of stolen property, possession of marijuana, or indecent exposure
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, 10. The exemptions granted by vehicle code section 21055 - Answer: Do not relieve
you of the duty to drive safely
11. The driver of an ambulance being operated "Code 3" must sound a siren -
Answer: Only as reasonably necessary
12. You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely
is adversely affected by - Answer: Fatigue, illness, a temporary disability, or a
permanent disability
13. A safe following distance between vehicles can usually be obtained by - Answer:
Keeping a three second time interval behind the vehicle ahead
14. A conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation, as
permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4 - Answer: Is still considered a conviction
regardless of the dismissal
15. An ambulance driver should transport an emergency patient to - Answer: The
most accessible emergency medical facility equipped, staffed, and prepared to
administer care appropriate to the needs of the patient
16. You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to - Answer:
Your employer
17. If an ambulance must be back, the driver should - Answer: Station an observer
outside and to the left rear of the vehicle and check mirrors constantly while
backing
18. If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for a failure to disclose
material fact on your application - Answer: You may reapply after a period of not
less than one year
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