Santa Clara EMS exam Study Guide Solutions

Santa Clara EMS exam Study Guide Solutions Stroke centers - ANSWER-Everything except Psych and Veteran's; El Camino Mountain View, Good Samaritan, Kaiser Santa clara, El Camino Los Gatos, O'Conner, Regional Medical Center San Jose, St. Louis, Kaiser San Jose, Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Pediatric trauma centers - ANSWER-Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Adult Trauma centers - ANSWER-Regional Medical Center San Jose, Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Burn Centers - ANSWER-Santa Clara Valley Medical Center STEMI centers - ANSWER-El Camino Mountain View, Good Samaritan, Kaiser Santa Clara, O'Conner, Regional Medical Center San Jose, Kaiser San Jose, Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (All except Psych, Veteran's, St. Louis, and El Camino Los Gatos) Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/6 Mobilization Centers when communications have been blacked out or for large scale incidents - ANSWER-De Anza College (North), San Jose Fairgrounds (South), Gilroy Firestation @ Masden & 101 (very South) 4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) - ANSWER-Need 2 of the following: pulse 90, systolic 90, temp 96 or 100.4, respirations 20. Must also have suspicion of infection. What 4 items would you give on a radio report? - ANSWER-Patient age, sex, chief complaint, ETA What channel do you use for ringdowns? - ANSWER-Command 92 What should you report if a hazmat material is involved? - ANSWER- "Decon alert," chemical name, decontamination method, DOT #, any treatment, and what you would normally report. Ask for hospital rep to meet you in the medical bay (so it's ok for pt to enter) True or false: The only people who can request an air ambulance is county comm. - ANSWER-True Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/6 What are 3 valid forms of a DNR? - ANSWER-Cal EMS medallion, durable power of attorney (DPAHC), POLST form. It MUST be signed by a doctor. What 3 options do you have if a pt expires en route? - ANSWER-Return to sending facility, transport to nearest ED, continue to destination WHERE A NURSE can call time of death (nurse MUST be present) What are the indicators for transporting to an ADULT TRAUMA center - ANSWER-GCS14, systolic90, respirations 10 or 29 What are the indicators for transporting to a PEDIATRIC TRAUMA center? - ANSWER-GCS14, systolic 60 for pt 6yo or yo