CA Ambulance Driver Handbook Exam
Questions and Answers
Compliance ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Statues iiand iiregulations iigoverning iioperation iiof
iiambulances iihave iibeen iiestablished iifor iipublic iihealth/safety. iiCompliance ii+ iisound
iijudgement ii+ iidefensive iidriving iiare iiessential iifor iisafe iioperation iiand iienhance
iipatient iitransport
Applicability iiof iiRegulations ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Contained iiin iiTitles ii13/22, iiCCR,
iiand iiCHP, iiapplies iito iiall iipublic iiand iiprivate iiambulances iiused iifor iiemergency
iiservices. iiDo iinot iiapply iito iiambulances iinot iiused iito iirespond iito iiemergency iicalls iior
iifederally iiowned/operated iiambulances
Ambulance iiService iiLicense iiReq ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Owners iiof iiambulance
iiservices iiother iithan iipublic iiambulance iiservices, iishall iinot iioperate iias iia iiservice iior
iirespond iito iicalls iiunless iithe iiservice iihas iibeen iilicensed iiby iiCHP iito ii13 iiCCR
iiSection ii1107
Ambulance ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a iivehicle iispecially iiequipped iifor iitaking iisick iior
iiinjured iipeople iito iiand iifrom iithe iihospital, iiespecially iiin iiemergencies.
Ambulance iiService ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-A iiprivate iior iipublic iiorganization iior
iiindividual iiproviding iian iiambulance iifor iiuse iiin iiemergency iiservice.
Emergency iiCall ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-request iifor iian iiambulance iito iitransport iior
iiassist iipersons iiin iiapparent iisudden iineed iiof iimedical iiattention; ii
or iiin iia iimedical iiemergency iias iidetermined iiby iia iiphysician iito iitransport iiblood, iiany
iitherapeutic iidevice, iiaccessory iito iisuch iidevice, iior iitissue iior iiorgan iifor iitransplant
Emergency iiService ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a iifunction iiperformed iiin iiresponse iito iian
iiemergency iicall. iiAlso iiincludes iitransportation iiof iia iipt. iiregardless iiof iia iipresumption
iiof iideath iiof iithe iipt., iior iitransportation iifor iipurpose iiof iianatomical iigift
Code ii3 iiOperation ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiuse iiof iired iilights iiand iisiren. iiDeclared iiby
iilegislative iipolicy iithat iired iilights iiand iisiren iiare iirestricted iito iiemergency iivehicles
iiengaged iiin iipolice, iifire, iiand iilifesaving iiservices ii(Section ii30)
, Convictions ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-convictions iithat iiare iispecified iias iiaffecting
iiemployment iior iicertification iifor iian iiambulance iidriver iiremain iiconvictions iiregardless
iiof iiactions iiby iicourt iito iidismiss iior iiset iiaside iia iiguilty iiverdict. iiPenal iiCode iidoes iinot
iiaffect iiany iirevocation iior iisuspension iiof iiprivileges iiof iithe iiconvicted iiperson iito iidrive
iia iimotor iivehicle. iiDismissal iiorder iidoes iinot iirelieve iia iiperson iiof iiobligation iito
iidisclose iia iiconviction.
Ambulance iiIdentification ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-name iiof iicompany iimist iibe iion iiboth
iisides iiad iithe iirear iiof iithe iiambulance.
-letters iishould iibe iiin iiin iisharp iicontrast iito iithe iibackground iiand iimust iibe iilegible iifrom
ii50 iifeet.
Service iiAvailability ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Owners iiother iithan iipublic iiagencies iicannot
iipermit iiambulances iito iirespond iito iicalls iiunless iia iilicense iihas iibeen iiobtained iiby iithe
iiCHP. iiAt iileast iione iiis iiavailable ii24 iihours iidaily iito iiprovide iiemergency iitransport. iiAn
iiambulance iiservices iithat iiprovides iiservice iionly iifor iispecial iievents iior iiindustrial
iiemployees iiand iidoes iinot iirespond iito iipublic iicalls iiis iiexempt iifrom ii24 iihour
iiavailability iias iia iiprereq.
Warning iiEquipment iiStandards ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Requires iithat iiwarning iilamps
iiand iisirens iithat iicomply iiwith iistandards iibe iion iiambulances
Fire iiExtinguisher iiServicing ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Fire iiextinguishers iion iiambs. iimust
iibe iiinspected iiand iiserviced iiyearly iior iiimmediately iiafter iiuse, iiwhichever iioccurs iifirst.
iiFire iiextinguisher iimust iibe iia iidry iichemical iior iiCO2 iitype iiwith iia iiminimum ii4-B:C
iirating
Ambulance iiInspections ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Service iivehicles iimust iibe iiinspected
iiinitially iiand iiannually iiby iiCHP. iiRandom iiinspections iican iibe iimade iito iiverify
iimaintenance iiin iicompliance. iiDrivers iishould iicertify iithat iitheir iiambulance iihas iibeen
iiinspected.
Escorts iifor iiTransported iiPatients ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiprohibition iiagainst
iiunqualified iipersonnel iiserving iias iithe iidriver iior iiattendant iiapplies iito iirequired
iipersonnel iiand iiis iinot iiintended iito iipreclude iithe iitransportation iiof iithe iipatient's iifamily
iimembers iior iiother iipersons iidirectly iiconcerned iiwith iithe iiwell-being iiof iithe iipatient.
Liability ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Ambulance iipersonnel iimay iibe iicivilly iiliable iifor iiacts iior
iiomissions iiperformed iiin iinegligence iior iilack iiof iifaith. iiGross iinegligence iiis iiusually
iidetermined iiby iia iijudge iior iijury.
Regulatory iiExemptions ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiCHP iicannot iigrant iiexemptions iito
iistatutory iirequirements. iiExemption iican iibe iigranted iiupon iigood iicause iiby iirequesting
iiservices. iiDrivers iishould iibe iifamiliar iiwith iiterms iiof iiany iiexemptions iiunder iitheir
iiambulance iiservices. iiExemptions iishall iibe iivalid iifor iia iiperiod iiof iino iimore iithan ii2
Questions and Answers
Compliance ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Statues iiand iiregulations iigoverning iioperation iiof
iiambulances iihave iibeen iiestablished iifor iipublic iihealth/safety. iiCompliance ii+ iisound
iijudgement ii+ iidefensive iidriving iiare iiessential iifor iisafe iioperation iiand iienhance
iipatient iitransport
Applicability iiof iiRegulations ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Contained iiin iiTitles ii13/22, iiCCR,
iiand iiCHP, iiapplies iito iiall iipublic iiand iiprivate iiambulances iiused iifor iiemergency
iiservices. iiDo iinot iiapply iito iiambulances iinot iiused iito iirespond iito iiemergency iicalls iior
iifederally iiowned/operated iiambulances
Ambulance iiService iiLicense iiReq ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Owners iiof iiambulance
iiservices iiother iithan iipublic iiambulance iiservices, iishall iinot iioperate iias iia iiservice iior
iirespond iito iicalls iiunless iithe iiservice iihas iibeen iilicensed iiby iiCHP iito ii13 iiCCR
iiSection ii1107
Ambulance ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a iivehicle iispecially iiequipped iifor iitaking iisick iior
iiinjured iipeople iito iiand iifrom iithe iihospital, iiespecially iiin iiemergencies.
Ambulance iiService ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-A iiprivate iior iipublic iiorganization iior
iiindividual iiproviding iian iiambulance iifor iiuse iiin iiemergency iiservice.
Emergency iiCall ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-request iifor iian iiambulance iito iitransport iior
iiassist iipersons iiin iiapparent iisudden iineed iiof iimedical iiattention; ii
or iiin iia iimedical iiemergency iias iidetermined iiby iia iiphysician iito iitransport iiblood, iiany
iitherapeutic iidevice, iiaccessory iito iisuch iidevice, iior iitissue iior iiorgan iifor iitransplant
Emergency iiService ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-a iifunction iiperformed iiin iiresponse iito iian
iiemergency iicall. iiAlso iiincludes iitransportation iiof iia iipt. iiregardless iiof iia iipresumption
iiof iideath iiof iithe iipt., iior iitransportation iifor iipurpose iiof iianatomical iigift
Code ii3 iiOperation ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiuse iiof iired iilights iiand iisiren. iiDeclared iiby
iilegislative iipolicy iithat iired iilights iiand iisiren iiare iirestricted iito iiemergency iivehicles
iiengaged iiin iipolice, iifire, iiand iilifesaving iiservices ii(Section ii30)
, Convictions ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-convictions iithat iiare iispecified iias iiaffecting
iiemployment iior iicertification iifor iian iiambulance iidriver iiremain iiconvictions iiregardless
iiof iiactions iiby iicourt iito iidismiss iior iiset iiaside iia iiguilty iiverdict. iiPenal iiCode iidoes iinot
iiaffect iiany iirevocation iior iisuspension iiof iiprivileges iiof iithe iiconvicted iiperson iito iidrive
iia iimotor iivehicle. iiDismissal iiorder iidoes iinot iirelieve iia iiperson iiof iiobligation iito
iidisclose iia iiconviction.
Ambulance iiIdentification ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-name iiof iicompany iimist iibe iion iiboth
iisides iiad iithe iirear iiof iithe iiambulance.
-letters iishould iibe iiin iiin iisharp iicontrast iito iithe iibackground iiand iimust iibe iilegible iifrom
ii50 iifeet.
Service iiAvailability ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Owners iiother iithan iipublic iiagencies iicannot
iipermit iiambulances iito iirespond iito iicalls iiunless iia iilicense iihas iibeen iiobtained iiby iithe
iiCHP. iiAt iileast iione iiis iiavailable ii24 iihours iidaily iito iiprovide iiemergency iitransport. iiAn
iiambulance iiservices iithat iiprovides iiservice iionly iifor iispecial iievents iior iiindustrial
iiemployees iiand iidoes iinot iirespond iito iipublic iicalls iiis iiexempt iifrom ii24 iihour
iiavailability iias iia iiprereq.
Warning iiEquipment iiStandards ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Requires iithat iiwarning iilamps
iiand iisirens iithat iicomply iiwith iistandards iibe iion iiambulances
Fire iiExtinguisher iiServicing ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Fire iiextinguishers iion iiambs. iimust
iibe iiinspected iiand iiserviced iiyearly iior iiimmediately iiafter iiuse, iiwhichever iioccurs iifirst.
iiFire iiextinguisher iimust iibe iia iidry iichemical iior iiCO2 iitype iiwith iia iiminimum ii4-B:C
iirating
Ambulance iiInspections ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Service iivehicles iimust iibe iiinspected
iiinitially iiand iiannually iiby iiCHP. iiRandom iiinspections iican iibe iimade iito iiverify
iimaintenance iiin iicompliance. iiDrivers iishould iicertify iithat iitheir iiambulance iihas iibeen
iiinspected.
Escorts iifor iiTransported iiPatients ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiprohibition iiagainst
iiunqualified iipersonnel iiserving iias iithe iidriver iior iiattendant iiapplies iito iirequired
iipersonnel iiand iiis iinot iiintended iito iipreclude iithe iitransportation iiof iithe iipatient's iifamily
iimembers iior iiother iipersons iidirectly iiconcerned iiwith iithe iiwell-being iiof iithe iipatient.
Liability ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Ambulance iipersonnel iimay iibe iicivilly iiliable iifor iiacts iior
iiomissions iiperformed iiin iinegligence iior iilack iiof iifaith. iiGross iinegligence iiis iiusually
iidetermined iiby iia iijudge iior iijury.
Regulatory iiExemptions ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-The iiCHP iicannot iigrant iiexemptions iito
iistatutory iirequirements. iiExemption iican iibe iigranted iiupon iigood iicause iiby iirequesting
iiservices. iiDrivers iishould iibe iifamiliar iiwith iiterms iiof iiany iiexemptions iiunder iitheir
iiambulance iiservices. iiExemptions iishall iibe iivalid iifor iia iiperiod iiof iino iimore iithan ii2
