Santa Clara EMS Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Santa Clara EMS Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license - ANSWER-True You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene by viewing the severity of the trauma - 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 - 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 - ANSWER-6 hours You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________, and eastern trauma pt to _________ - ANSWER-Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/15 Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for which medium? - ANSWER-Paper copy sent to every EMS provider A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online direction? - 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? - ANSWER-The fire department or police (if present) Pediatric Trauma Hospitals - 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 - ANSWER-False Adult Trauma Hospitals - ANSWER-Stanford, Valley Med, Regional Fire can transport when - 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 Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/15 -Needs rapid transport -uncontrollable airway EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - ANSWER- Take jurisdiction of the local law enforcement In extremis means - ANSWER--protruding limb -uncontrollable airway -unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator - 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 - ANSWER-Change emergency procedures to mitigate the potential threat of the MCI Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid into Santa Clara County: - ANSWER--Incident command officer makes request Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 4/15 -Gives information to EMS duty chief -If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help Imminent Danger is defined as - 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 - ANSWER-Be away from traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that are safety staging should be em