Santa Clara EMS Test
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 - answer6
hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________, and
eastern trauma pt to _________ - answer Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for which
medium? - answerPaper copy sent to every EMS provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online direction? -
answerFalse
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s)
are responsible for the deposition of the descendent? - answerThe fire department or
police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals - answerStanford 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 - answerFalse
Adult Trauma Hospitals - answerStanford, 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
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
, EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - answerTake 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 - answerThe 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 - answerChange 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
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help
Imminent Danger is defined as - answerany 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 - answerBe away from traffic, protected. All EMS
vehicles that are safety staging should be empty in case their vehicle is hit
True or false? When arriving at a scene and giving a PAR report, you should count
everyone with you except for ride alongs. - answerFalse
If patient is determined to be deceased EMS personnel will - answer-discontinue
resuscitative efforts
-cancel prehospital personnel en route
-provide appropriate care to bystanders
-complete PCR document reason for determination of death
Physician on scene - answerNeeds valid CA physicians license, other medical license
and business address.
physician will remain responsible for care until MD takes over. Must accompany crew to
hospital
Routine patient transport - answertransported to routine emergency department unless
EMS system surge, hospital diversion, or patient needs specialty care
Stroke Comprehensive - answerEl camino, Good Sam, Regional, Stanford
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 - answer6
hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________, and
eastern trauma pt to _________ - answer Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for which
medium? - answerPaper copy sent to every EMS provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online direction? -
answerFalse
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s)
are responsible for the deposition of the descendent? - answerThe fire department or
police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals - answerStanford 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 - answerFalse
Adult Trauma Hospitals - answerStanford, 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
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
, EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - answerTake 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 - answerThe 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 - answerChange 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
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help
Imminent Danger is defined as - answerany 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 - answerBe away from traffic, protected. All EMS
vehicles that are safety staging should be empty in case their vehicle is hit
True or false? When arriving at a scene and giving a PAR report, you should count
everyone with you except for ride alongs. - answerFalse
If patient is determined to be deceased EMS personnel will - answer-discontinue
resuscitative efforts
-cancel prehospital personnel en route
-provide appropriate care to bystanders
-complete PCR document reason for determination of death
Physician on scene - answerNeeds valid CA physicians license, other medical license
and business address.
physician will remain responsible for care until MD takes over. Must accompany crew to
hospital
Routine patient transport - answertransported to routine emergency department unless
EMS system surge, hospital diversion, or patient needs specialty care
Stroke Comprehensive - answerEl camino, Good Sam, Regional, Stanford
