Ambulance Driver Test CA Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Private |Ambulances |may |only |respond |to |emergency |calls |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHP |has |
authorized |them |to
Definition |of |Ambulance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rescue |vehicle
Vehicle |modified |to |transport |injured |people
Code |3 |Operation |describes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |of |lights |and |sirens
Code |3 |is |justified |for |3 |reasons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1 |to |save |a |life
2 |prevent |undue |suffering
3 |prevent |disability
Do |guilty |vertics |that |have |dismissed |by |courts |still |count |as |convictions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Yes
Must |all |ambulances |operating |under |the |same |license |display |the |same |name? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Yes
How |many |hours |of |service |must |be |provided |under |each |license? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
24, |unless |the |ambulance |does |not |respond |to |calls |from |public |agencies.
Fire |extinguishers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-must |be |inspected |and |serviced |yearly |or |
immediately |after |use
, Ambulances |will |be |inspected |by |CHP |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-initially
yearly
and |randonmly
Destination |restrictions |prevent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ambulances |from |taking |
unnecessarily |long |routes.
Escorts |for |patients: |The |prohibition |against |unqualified |drivers |and |attendants |serving |as |
patient |escorts |does |not |exclude |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Family,
other |persons |concerned |with |the |patients |well |being
minors |should |be |allowed |to |come |whenever |possible
Good |Samaritan |Laws |do |not |protect |EMT's |when |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acts |or |omissions |
are |performed |in |a |grossly |negligent |manner |or |not |in |good |faith.
Can |CHP |grant |exceptions |to |statutory |requirements? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
Purpose |of |DMV |ambulance |driver |test |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |to |prove |driving |
competence, |but |to |screen |those |with |criminal |backgrounds, |physical |disabilities, |or |poor |
driving |habits.
You |do |not |need |an |ambulance |driving |license |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-are |a |police |officer
firefighter
or |if |you |are |licensed |in |an |a |different |state |and |driving |in |an |emergency |into |CA.
6 |Prerequisites |to |getting |an |Ambulance |license. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |18 |years |old
2. |Hold |a |valid |CA |driving |license
3. |File |a |complete |application |including |criminal |convictions |and |certain |traffic |offenses
With Correct Answers
Private |Ambulances |may |only |respond |to |emergency |calls |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-CHP |has |
authorized |them |to
Definition |of |Ambulance |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Rescue |vehicle
Vehicle |modified |to |transport |injured |people
Code |3 |Operation |describes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-use |of |lights |and |sirens
Code |3 |is |justified |for |3 |reasons |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1 |to |save |a |life
2 |prevent |undue |suffering
3 |prevent |disability
Do |guilty |vertics |that |have |dismissed |by |courts |still |count |as |convictions? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Yes
Must |all |ambulances |operating |under |the |same |license |display |the |same |name? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Yes
How |many |hours |of |service |must |be |provided |under |each |license? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
24, |unless |the |ambulance |does |not |respond |to |calls |from |public |agencies.
Fire |extinguishers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-must |be |inspected |and |serviced |yearly |or |
immediately |after |use
, Ambulances |will |be |inspected |by |CHP |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-initially
yearly
and |randonmly
Destination |restrictions |prevent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ambulances |from |taking |
unnecessarily |long |routes.
Escorts |for |patients: |The |prohibition |against |unqualified |drivers |and |attendants |serving |as |
patient |escorts |does |not |exclude |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Family,
other |persons |concerned |with |the |patients |well |being
minors |should |be |allowed |to |come |whenever |possible
Good |Samaritan |Laws |do |not |protect |EMT's |when |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-acts |or |omissions |
are |performed |in |a |grossly |negligent |manner |or |not |in |good |faith.
Can |CHP |grant |exceptions |to |statutory |requirements? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-No
Purpose |of |DMV |ambulance |driver |test |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-not |to |prove |driving |
competence, |but |to |screen |those |with |criminal |backgrounds, |physical |disabilities, |or |poor |
driving |habits.
You |do |not |need |an |ambulance |driving |license |if |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-are |a |police |officer
firefighter
or |if |you |are |licensed |in |an |a |different |state |and |driving |in |an |emergency |into |CA.
6 |Prerequisites |to |getting |an |Ambulance |license. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |18 |years |old
2. |Hold |a |valid |CA |driving |license
3. |File |a |complete |application |including |criminal |convictions |and |certain |traffic |offenses