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High speed patient transportation is usually unnecessary but the 5-7% that probably require Code 3 transport include:
B. Uncontrolled hemorrhage
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The ambulance driver's primary responsibility is:
D. Safe patient transportation
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You must demonstrate your ability to safely operate an ambulance to:
B. Your employer
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When driving an ambulance Code 3 the driver should:
B. Avoid passing vehicles on their right
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If your ambulance drivers certificate has been revoked for reckless driving, you may reapply after a period of not less than:
A. One year
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You shall not drive an ambulance when your ability to operate the vehicle safely is affected by:
D. Any of the above
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The ambulance driver is required to inspect the ambulance:
B. Prior to operation
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Smoking in the ambulance is:
C. Not mentioned in the regulations
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While driving under Code 3 exemptions, you may disobey a red stop signal only if:
D. The ambulance speed is slowed to 15mph
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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
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Medical conditions wherein especially smooth, low speed patient transportation is preferable include:
D. All of the above
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A trainee may be substituted for the qualified ambulance attendant:
D. In none of the above instances
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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
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When ambulances are readily available from two or more services, your ambulance company may respond to a motor vehicle accident:
B. Only upon instruction from a law-enforcement or public agency dispatcher
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Studies have shown that sirens on emergency vehicles do not give sufficient warnings to:
B. Drivers of vehicles approaching on a cross street
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The decision to use high-speed patient transportation requires sound judgment, because such operation can:
D. Do all of the above
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In order to maintain a valid ambulance driver certificate you must pass a physical examination:
D. Every two years
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When a qualified attendant is not readily available, the driver of an ambulance dispatched for emergency service
shall:
D. Notify the dispatcher of the inability to respond
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The amber warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed only:
B. When an unusual traffic hazard exists
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The red warning lamps on the ambulance may be displayed:
D. Under any of the above circumstances
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Responsibility for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance rests primarily with the:
B. 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:
A. 1/32 of an inch
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When transporting a stabilized patient, the driver should:
B. Not exceed the posted speed limit
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Unless specifically exempted, a new ambulance driver must obtain a valid EMT-1(ambulance) certificate:
D. Within one year of employment
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Your ambulance drivers certificate may be denied or revoked for conviction of:
D. Any of the above
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conviction that has been set aside or dismissed following probation as permitted by Penal Code Section 1203.4:
B. Is considered a conviction regardless of the dismissal
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Authority for the management of the scene of a traffic accident involving injuries is vested in the:
B. Public safety agency having investigative authority
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