CALIFORNIA AMBULANCE DMV EXAM 2023 -2024 ACTUAL EXAM 120
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS ) |AGRADE
The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgement,
because such operation can:
- Frighten the patient
- Put a stabilized patient into shock
- Disrupt ongoing medical treatment
- Do all of the above - ANSWER- D. Do all of the above
In order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must pass a physical
examination:
- Every year
- Every two years
- When renewing the EMT-1(Ambulance) certificate
- When renewing the ambulance driver certificate - ANSWER- B. Every two
years
When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of an ambulance
dispatched for emergency service shall:
- respond promptly without the attendant
- Wait for the attendant
- Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond 1 / 3
- Substitute a trainee for the attendant - ANSWER- C. Notify the dispatcher of
the inability to respond
The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
- During "Code 3" operation
- At the scene of an emergency
- When an unusual traffic hazard exists
- When loading or unloading a patient - ANSWER- C. When an unusual traffic
hazard exists
The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
- When responding to an emergency call
- When an extreme hazard exists
- When speed in transporting the patient is essential
- Under any of the above circumstances - ANSWER- D. Under any of the above
circumstances
Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests
primarily with the:
- Service owner
- Ambulance attendant
- Service mechanic
- Ambulance driver - ANSWER- D. Ambulance driver
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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:
- 1/32 of an inch
- 3/32 of an inch
- 1/16 of an inch
- None of the above - ANSWER- A. 1/32 of an inch
When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
- Always drive "Code 3"
- Use only the flashing red lights but not the siren
- Not exceed the posted speed limit
- Have no need to be concerned about smooth driving - ANSWER- C. Not
exceed the posted speed limit
Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-
1(ambulance) certificate:
- Within one year of employment
- After two years of employment
- Only if needed to work as an attendant
- Only to renew an ambulance driver certificate - ANSWER- A. Within one year
of employment
Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
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