Santa Clara EMS Test Questions and Graded Answers.
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license -
True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene
by viewing the severity of the trauma - 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 - 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 - 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to
_________, and eastern trauma pt to _________ - Stanford,
Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows
except for which medium? - Paper copy sent to every EMS
provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving
online direction? - False
, 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
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - Take
jurisdiction of the local law enforcement
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license -
True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene
by viewing the severity of the trauma - 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 - 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 - 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to
_________, and eastern trauma pt to _________ - Stanford,
Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows
except for which medium? - Paper copy sent to every EMS
provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving
online direction? - False
, 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
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - Take
jurisdiction of the local law enforcement
