Santa Clara EMS exam
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 - answerSanta Clara Valley Medical Center
STEMI centers - answerEl 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)
Mobilization Centers when communications have been blacked out or for large scale
incidents - answerDe Anza College (North), San Jose Fairgrounds (South), Gilroy
Firestation @ Masden & 101 (very South)
4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) - answerNeed 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? - answerPatient age, sex, chief
complaint, ETA
What channel do you use for ringdowns? - answerCommand 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. -
answerTrue
What are 3 valid forms of a DNR? - answerCal EMS medallion, durable power of
attorney (DPAHC), POLST form. It MUST be signed by a doctor.
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 - answerSanta Clara Valley Medical Center
STEMI centers - answerEl 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)
Mobilization Centers when communications have been blacked out or for large scale
incidents - answerDe Anza College (North), San Jose Fairgrounds (South), Gilroy
Firestation @ Masden & 101 (very South)
4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) - answerNeed 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? - answerPatient age, sex, chief
complaint, ETA
What channel do you use for ringdowns? - answerCommand 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. -
answerTrue
What are 3 valid forms of a DNR? - answerCal EMS medallion, durable power of
attorney (DPAHC), POLST form. It MUST be signed by a doctor.
