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Unit 5

Attend emergencies

Element 1

Complies with the laws and policy for emergency driving

PC (c)
Drives on emergency cases according to State laws

notes:

Can explain:

  • the exemptions for drivers of emergency vehicles and conditions that must exist
  • the definitions of 'emergency worker' and 'emergency vehicle'
  • the duties of other drivers in relation to keeping clear of and giving way to emergency vehicles
  • their obligations to drive with due care, reasonable consideration, and not recklessly or too fast or in a dangerous manner;
  • criminal and civil liabilities and the responsibility of the driver to prove that they were driving to the standard specified by the Ambulance Service

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