Santa Clara County EMS Policies And Procedures –
Questions With Comprehensive Answers
Per Policy #500: Prehospital Care Patient Documentation, if a patient is
refusing care or transport by your unit, any assessment or treatment
performed, and/or medical history obtained from the patient does not need to
be documented Correct Answer - False
Per policy #600: Filed pronouncement of Death, Basic & advanced life support
care may be withheld or discontinued by emergency medical service
personnel on a pulseless and or apneic patient who has exerised his or her
roight to die under the End Of Life Option Act. Correct Answer - True
Per policy #602: 911 EMS patient Destination, patients that are in cardiac
arrest that have a BLS airway meet "In Extremis" criteria. Correct Answer -
True
Per Policy #604: Do not resuscitate NR advanced directives, if a pt. who has a
valid DNR dies in their home during medical treatment, which agency or
person have the responsibility for disposition of the decedent? Correct
Answer - Fire or PD
Per policy #605 Prehospital trauma triage what is the impact speed of a motor
vehicle crash necessary for mechanism of injury criteria for a major trauma
victim? Correct Answer - Estimated impact speed of 40 MPH
Per policy #605 preiospital Trauma Triage, patients may be identified as a
Major Trauma Victim or a Minor Trauma Victim based upon the severity of the
trauma Correct Answer - True
Per policy #607 BLS Ambulance Utilization, what is required of a BLS crew in
order to transport an emergent patient with red lights and sirens? Correct
Answer - The unit shall immediately advise County Communications and
request a County EMS Event Number.
Per policy #610: Private EMS response to Hazardous Material incidents, in an
effort to isolate and deny entry the proper distance to keep everyone back is
, at least. Correct Answer - Keep everyone at least one hundred (100) feet
away and 500 feet for large
Per policy #617 EMS system identification badges are property of the county
of Santa Clara, and shall be surrendered to the EMS Agency upon separation
from service with an authorized Santa Clara County EMS System Provider.
Correct Answer - True
Per policy #618 EMS life safety procedures, only the 911 contracted
ambulance provider is required to understand the life safety procedures.
Correct Answer - False
Per policy #700-S05 Routine Medical Care-Pediatric, a pediatric trauma
patient is defined as
unless otheavise specified in the protocol. Correct Answer - Pediatric
Trauma is 15 years old and under
According to EMS reference #811; Multiple Management Plan, an MPMP with
15 patients requiring ambulance transport will be considered a Correct
Answer - Level 2 activation
According to policy #501: Hospital Radio Reports, EMT may contact the base
hospital and receive online medical direction on behalf of their paramedic
partner. Correct Answer - False
According to policy #600 Field pronouncement of death, basic and advanced
life support care may be withheld or discontinued by emergency medical
service personnel for a pulseless and or apneic patient with a valid DNR
directive. Correct Answer - True
According to policy #601: Physician at scene, if a person at a traffic accident
scene states that they are a physician and wish to maintain care of the patient,
the prehospital personnel shall request proper identification to confirm that
person is a California licensed (MD or DO) Correct Answer - True
According to Policy #602 911 EMS Patient destination, if a competent patient
wishes to leave the ambulance during transport, they may only do so after
arrival to the closest ED. Correct Answer - False
Questions With Comprehensive Answers
Per Policy #500: Prehospital Care Patient Documentation, if a patient is
refusing care or transport by your unit, any assessment or treatment
performed, and/or medical history obtained from the patient does not need to
be documented Correct Answer - False
Per policy #600: Filed pronouncement of Death, Basic & advanced life support
care may be withheld or discontinued by emergency medical service
personnel on a pulseless and or apneic patient who has exerised his or her
roight to die under the End Of Life Option Act. Correct Answer - True
Per policy #602: 911 EMS patient Destination, patients that are in cardiac
arrest that have a BLS airway meet "In Extremis" criteria. Correct Answer -
True
Per Policy #604: Do not resuscitate NR advanced directives, if a pt. who has a
valid DNR dies in their home during medical treatment, which agency or
person have the responsibility for disposition of the decedent? Correct
Answer - Fire or PD
Per policy #605 Prehospital trauma triage what is the impact speed of a motor
vehicle crash necessary for mechanism of injury criteria for a major trauma
victim? Correct Answer - Estimated impact speed of 40 MPH
Per policy #605 preiospital Trauma Triage, patients may be identified as a
Major Trauma Victim or a Minor Trauma Victim based upon the severity of the
trauma Correct Answer - True
Per policy #607 BLS Ambulance Utilization, what is required of a BLS crew in
order to transport an emergent patient with red lights and sirens? Correct
Answer - The unit shall immediately advise County Communications and
request a County EMS Event Number.
Per policy #610: Private EMS response to Hazardous Material incidents, in an
effort to isolate and deny entry the proper distance to keep everyone back is
, at least. Correct Answer - Keep everyone at least one hundred (100) feet
away and 500 feet for large
Per policy #617 EMS system identification badges are property of the county
of Santa Clara, and shall be surrendered to the EMS Agency upon separation
from service with an authorized Santa Clara County EMS System Provider.
Correct Answer - True
Per policy #618 EMS life safety procedures, only the 911 contracted
ambulance provider is required to understand the life safety procedures.
Correct Answer - False
Per policy #700-S05 Routine Medical Care-Pediatric, a pediatric trauma
patient is defined as
unless otheavise specified in the protocol. Correct Answer - Pediatric
Trauma is 15 years old and under
According to EMS reference #811; Multiple Management Plan, an MPMP with
15 patients requiring ambulance transport will be considered a Correct
Answer - Level 2 activation
According to policy #501: Hospital Radio Reports, EMT may contact the base
hospital and receive online medical direction on behalf of their paramedic
partner. Correct Answer - False
According to policy #600 Field pronouncement of death, basic and advanced
life support care may be withheld or discontinued by emergency medical
service personnel for a pulseless and or apneic patient with a valid DNR
directive. Correct Answer - True
According to policy #601: Physician at scene, if a person at a traffic accident
scene states that they are a physician and wish to maintain care of the patient,
the prehospital personnel shall request proper identification to confirm that
person is a California licensed (MD or DO) Correct Answer - True
According to Policy #602 911 EMS Patient destination, if a competent patient
wishes to leave the ambulance during transport, they may only do so after
arrival to the closest ED. Correct Answer - False
