Santa Clara County Protocol Test
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Details about Santa Clara County (Amount of acute hospitals, who is the
medical director for the county, and who is the health officer for the
county) - ANSWER✔✔-12 Acute Hospitals (11 emergency departments)
- Dr.Miller is the county medical director
- Dr. Cody, is the health officer for the county
1.8 million residents, 2.2 million daytime
- SCC size: 1,132 sq miles, 2/3 is rural landscape
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,- Call volume 120,000 911 calls per year, 75% results in patient transport
Policy 214 (requirements for working for the county) - ANSWER✔✔-- IS 3
- ICS 100
- IS 700
- Orientation
- SEMS ()
- FRO
- AWR- 160
Policy 617
- When does a badge have to be visible
- When do you have to submit a renewal for your SCC license -
ANSWER✔✔-- Must have badge visible if employed by private ambulance
provider
- Renewal can be submitted up to 6 months before it expires
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,- Takes 14 days to process
Policy 108 (variance reporting) - ANSWER✔✔-A: Any incident that results
in a threat to public safety, patient, by-stander, or responder harm.
Variance A's are reported immediately to the EMS duty chief
B: Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a deviation from
EMS agency policies, procedures, and protocols. These variances are filed
through a reported in 5 day
C: Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care and went
above and beyond the normal expectations of responders. These should be
reported within 7 days to the EMS agency.
Triage card: - ANSWER✔✔-A quick way to track people and equipment
during an MCI (mass casualty incident)
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, - Red tag: immediate
- Yellow tag: delayed
- Green tag: minor/walking patients
- Black: deceased
Policy 302: minimum inventory requirements
BLS Ambulance
BLS Unit - ANSWER✔✔-BLS ambulance: an approved SCC basic life
support ambulance with at least 2 EMT's
BLS unit: (non-transport) any unit with emergency medical response at the
basic life support level not designated for transport, must include at least 1
EMT.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Details about Santa Clara County (Amount of acute hospitals, who is the
medical director for the county, and who is the health officer for the
county) - ANSWER✔✔-12 Acute Hospitals (11 emergency departments)
- Dr.Miller is the county medical director
- Dr. Cody, is the health officer for the county
1.8 million residents, 2.2 million daytime
- SCC size: 1,132 sq miles, 2/3 is rural landscape
Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 1/60
,- Call volume 120,000 911 calls per year, 75% results in patient transport
Policy 214 (requirements for working for the county) - ANSWER✔✔-- IS 3
- ICS 100
- IS 700
- Orientation
- SEMS ()
- FRO
- AWR- 160
Policy 617
- When does a badge have to be visible
- When do you have to submit a renewal for your SCC license -
ANSWER✔✔-- Must have badge visible if employed by private ambulance
provider
- Renewal can be submitted up to 6 months before it expires
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,- Takes 14 days to process
Policy 108 (variance reporting) - ANSWER✔✔-A: Any incident that results
in a threat to public safety, patient, by-stander, or responder harm.
Variance A's are reported immediately to the EMS duty chief
B: Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a deviation from
EMS agency policies, procedures, and protocols. These variances are filed
through a reported in 5 day
C: Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care and went
above and beyond the normal expectations of responders. These should be
reported within 7 days to the EMS agency.
Triage card: - ANSWER✔✔-A quick way to track people and equipment
during an MCI (mass casualty incident)
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, - Red tag: immediate
- Yellow tag: delayed
- Green tag: minor/walking patients
- Black: deceased
Policy 302: minimum inventory requirements
BLS Ambulance
BLS Unit - ANSWER✔✔-BLS ambulance: an approved SCC basic life
support ambulance with at least 2 EMT's
BLS unit: (non-transport) any unit with emergency medical response at the
basic life support level not designated for transport, must include at least 1
EMT.
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