California Ambulance Driver's Handbook Review

Practice flashcards covering the California Highway Patrol HPH 82.4 Ambulance Driver's Handbook, including licensing, equipment, and operational regulations.

The California Highway Patrol handbook specifically related to ambulance driver certification and operation is ________.

HPH 82.4

Statutes and regulations governing emergency ambulances are primarily found in Titles 13 and 22 of the ________.

California Code of Regulations (CCR)

An ambulance driver certificate examination is conducted at the field offices of the California ________.

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

A vehicle specially constructed, modified or equipped, and used for the purpose of transporting sick, injured, convalescent, or otherwise incapacitated persons is the definition of a(n) ________.

ambulance

The use of red lights and siren is a term described as ________.

Code 3 Operation

The name of the public entity or ambulance licensee must be displayed on both sides and the rear of each ambulance and be legible from a distance of ________ during daylight hours.

$$50\,\text{feet}$$

A license for an ambulance service will only be issued if at least one ambulance is available ________ daily to provide emergency transportation.

24 hours

Fire extinguishers on an ambulance must be inspected and serviced yearly or immediately after use and have a minimum ________ rating.

$$4\text{-B:C}$$

Information regarding a vehicle's CHP inspection can be found on the CHP 301 or the ________.

CHP 299, Ambulance Inspection Report

Ambulance services personnel may be civilly liable for acts or omissions performed in a ________ manner.

grossly negligent

Exemptions from certain provisions of the ambulance regulations granted by the CHP are valid for a period of not more than ________.

two years

Every driver of an ambulance responding to an emergency call must be at least ________ years of age.

18

A temporary ambulance driver certificate becomes void ________ from the date of issuance.

$$180\,\text{days}$$

A regular ambulance driver certificate is issued for a term not to exceed ________ and expires on the same date as the driver license.

five years

An ambulance driver certificate is only valid when accompanied by a medical examination certificate issued within the preceding ________.

two years

Within ________ of the initial issuance of an ambulance driver certificate, the driver must possess an EMT-1 certificate.

one year

A written request for a hearing following the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a certificate must be submitted within ________ after the notice is mailed.

$$15\,\text{days}$$

An ambulance driver shall not exceed a speed of ________ while disobeying an official traffic control stop sign or signal.

$$15\,\text{mph}$$

Emergency patients should be transported to the ________ emergency medical facility equipped to administer appropriate care.

most accessible

An authorized emergency vehicle (AEV) must be equipped with at least one steady burning red warning lamp visible from at least ________ to the front.

$$1,000\,\text{feet}$$

The primary factor in determining when warning lamps are to be used is the ________.

protection of life and property

The ambulance ________ is primarily responsible for determining the mechanical safety of the ambulance before operation.

driver

An ambulance's oxygen supply must be sufficient to provide a patient with not less than ________ for 20 minutes.

$$10\,\text{liters per minute}$$

Ambulance services must maintain a current record of each emergency call for not less than ________.

three years