Santa Clara EMS Test– Questions With Applicable
Solutions
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license Correct
Answer - True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene by
viewing the severity of the trauma Correct Answer - False
A 26 year old male with an arrow through his left fore arm proximal to the
elbow would be categorized as a major trauma Correct Answer - False
If a pt with a score of 4/5 on the GFAST scale has not shown any normal signs
since _____ hours ago you would transport them to a comprehensive stroke
center Correct Answer - 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________,
and eastern trauma pt to _________ Correct Answer - Stanford, Valley
Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for
which medium? Correct Answer - Paper copy sent to every EMS
provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online
direction? Correct Answer - False
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or
person(s) are responsible for the deposition of the descendent? Correct
Answer - The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals Correct Answer - 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 Correct Answer - False
Adult Trauma Hospitals Correct Answer - Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
, Fire can transport when Correct Answer - -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
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except Correct Answer -
Take jurisdiction of the local law enforcement
In extremis means Correct Answer - -protruding limb
-uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator Correct Answer - 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 Correct Answer - Change
emergency procedures to mitigate the potential threat of the MCI
Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid into Santa Clara County: Correct
Answer - -Incident command officer makes request
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to
help
Imminent Danger is defined as Correct Answer - any threat or hazard
that could reasonably be
expected to cause immediate death or serious physical harm to a responder.
When staging the drivers side should Correct Answer - Be away from
traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that are safety staging should be empty in
case their vehicle is hit
Solutions
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license Correct
Answer - True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene by
viewing the severity of the trauma Correct Answer - False
A 26 year old male with an arrow through his left fore arm proximal to the
elbow would be categorized as a major trauma Correct Answer - False
If a pt with a score of 4/5 on the GFAST scale has not shown any normal signs
since _____ hours ago you would transport them to a comprehensive stroke
center Correct Answer - 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________,
and eastern trauma pt to _________ Correct Answer - Stanford, Valley
Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for
which medium? Correct Answer - Paper copy sent to every EMS
provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online
direction? Correct Answer - False
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or
person(s) are responsible for the deposition of the descendent? Correct
Answer - The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals Correct Answer - 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 Correct Answer - False
Adult Trauma Hospitals Correct Answer - Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
, Fire can transport when Correct Answer - -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
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except Correct Answer -
Take jurisdiction of the local law enforcement
In extremis means Correct Answer - -protruding limb
-uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator Correct Answer - 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 Correct Answer - Change
emergency procedures to mitigate the potential threat of the MCI
Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid into Santa Clara County: Correct
Answer - -Incident command officer makes request
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to
help
Imminent Danger is defined as Correct Answer - any threat or hazard
that could reasonably be
expected to cause immediate death or serious physical harm to a responder.
When staging the drivers side should Correct Answer - Be away from
traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that are safety staging should be empty in
case their vehicle is hit
