High speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the five to seven percent that probably require "Code 3" transport include:
A. Serious Fractures
B. Spinal Injuries
C. Uncontrolled Hemorrhage
D. Heart Attacks
C. Uncontrolled Hemorrhage
The ambulance drivers primary responsability is:
A. Safe Patient Transportation
You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to:
B. Your Employer
When driving an ambulance "Code 3" the driver should:
B. Avoid passing vehicles on their right
If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply after a period of not less than:
B. One year
You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected by:
A. Fatigue or illness
B. A temporary disability
C. A permanent disability
D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above
The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:
A. Once a week
B. Daily
C. Prior to operation
D. After each trip
C. Prior to operation
Smoking in the ambulance is:
D. Not mentioned in the regulations
While driving under "Code 3" exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:
D. The ambulance speed is slowed to 15 MPH
Although you possess an ambulance driver certificate renewed after December of last year, you may not respond to an emergency call:
D. If any of the above circumstances exist
Medical conditions wherein especially smooth, low speed patient transportation is preferable include:
D. All of the above
A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendant:
D. In none of the above instances
Every ambulance driver must be trained to use all the required ambulance equipment and to assist the attendant in care of the injured:
C. Before responding to an emergency call
When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor vehicle accident:
A. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher
Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficiant warnings to:
B. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
The decision to use high speed patient transportation requires sound judgement, because such operation can:
D. Do all of the above
In order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must pass a physical examination:
C. Every two years
When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of an ambulance dispatched for emergency service shall:
B. Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
C. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
D. Under any of the above circumstances
Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests primarily with the:
C. 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
When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
B. Not exceed the posted speed limit
Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1(ambulance) certificate:
D. Within one year of employemnt
Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
D. Any of the above
A conviction that 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
Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in the:
D. Public safety agency having investigative authority
