Santa Clara EMS Test Questions With
Complete Solutions
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s) are
responsible for the deposition of the descendent? The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals Stanford and Valley Med
A patient who is a major trauma patient can ask to go to a hospital that is out of county and the
EMT will comply False
Adult Trauma Hospitals Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
Fire can transport when -pt needs RLS transport and county EMS is not on scene for at
least 18 minutes
-pt is in cardiac/respiratory arrest
-STEMI/Stroke alert
-Major Trauma Criteria
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
, Santa Clara EMS Test Questions With
Complete Solutions
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except Take jurisdiction of the local
law enforcement
In extremis means -protruding limb
-uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator The Medical Health Operational Area
Coordinator (MHOAC) for Santa
Clara County is the Public Health Officer and EMS Director.
-initial point of contact for all mutual aid requests
-delegate available resources for mutual aid
The Operations Director can during MCI Change emergency procedures to mitigate the
potential threat of the MCI
Complete Solutions
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s) are
responsible for the deposition of the descendent? The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals Stanford and Valley Med
A patient who is a major trauma patient can ask to go to a hospital that is out of county and the
EMT will comply False
Adult Trauma Hospitals Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
Fire can transport when -pt needs RLS transport and county EMS is not on scene for at
least 18 minutes
-pt is in cardiac/respiratory arrest
-STEMI/Stroke alert
-Major Trauma Criteria
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
, Santa Clara EMS Test Questions With
Complete Solutions
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except Take jurisdiction of the local
law enforcement
In extremis means -protruding limb
-uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator The Medical Health Operational Area
Coordinator (MHOAC) for Santa
Clara County is the Public Health Officer and EMS Director.
-initial point of contact for all mutual aid requests
-delegate available resources for mutual aid
The Operations Director can during MCI Change emergency procedures to mitigate the
potential threat of the MCI
