Santa Clara County EMS Exam: Top-rated Solved
Questions With Accurate Solutions
O'Connor Hospital Correct Answer - OCH (San Jose)
Palo Alto VA Correct Answer - PAV
Regional Medical Center of SJ Correct Answer - RSJ
Saint Louise Regional Medical Center Correct Answer - SLH
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Correct Answer - Base Hospital, VMC
Stanford Health Care Correct Answer - Adult/Pediatric ER, SUH
El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos Correct Answer - LGH
El Camino Hospital of Mountain View Correct Answer - ECH
Good Samaritan Hospital Correct Answer - GSH
Kaiser Foundation San Jose Correct Answer - STH
Kaiser Foundation Santa Clara Correct Answer - KSC
Level A incident Correct Answer - threat to public, patient, bystander or
responder safety
How soon must you report level A? Correct Answer - Immediately
Who must be notified of level A variances? Correct Answer - EMS Duty
Chief
Level B variances? Correct Answer - Deviating from EMS agency policies,
procedures, and protocols
How soon must you report level B variences? Correct Answer - 5
business days
, Level C variances? Correct Answer - Outstanding care beyond normal
expectations
How soon must you report level c variances? Correct Answer - 7
business days
What form would you use to file a variance report? and where would you find
it? Correct Answer - #903, SCC website
How will policy implementation be disseminated to you? Correct Answer -
NorCal program manager will notify crews through e-mail and physical policy
updates at station
What other resources do you have to find new policies and updates? Correct
Answer - Social media
When an MCI alert occurs with 5+ patients, is a PCR required? Correct
Answer - No
What would you use to document in lieu of a PCR in an MCI Correct Answer
- Multi-patient tracking tool
For non-emergent transports, what form of communication is used for ER
ringdowns? Correct Answer - Cell phone or county radio
What alerts require use of the county radio Correct Answer - Trauma
alerts, STEMI alerts, Critical patient alerts using RLS
Which EMS providers are allowed to make Base Hospital contact Correct
Answer - Paramedics
What information is required when giving a DECON ALERT ring down
Correct Answer - chemical name
decon methods used
DOT reference #
Any appropriate treatment/ considerations
Routine patient notification report
Questions With Accurate Solutions
O'Connor Hospital Correct Answer - OCH (San Jose)
Palo Alto VA Correct Answer - PAV
Regional Medical Center of SJ Correct Answer - RSJ
Saint Louise Regional Medical Center Correct Answer - SLH
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Correct Answer - Base Hospital, VMC
Stanford Health Care Correct Answer - Adult/Pediatric ER, SUH
El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos Correct Answer - LGH
El Camino Hospital of Mountain View Correct Answer - ECH
Good Samaritan Hospital Correct Answer - GSH
Kaiser Foundation San Jose Correct Answer - STH
Kaiser Foundation Santa Clara Correct Answer - KSC
Level A incident Correct Answer - threat to public, patient, bystander or
responder safety
How soon must you report level A? Correct Answer - Immediately
Who must be notified of level A variances? Correct Answer - EMS Duty
Chief
Level B variances? Correct Answer - Deviating from EMS agency policies,
procedures, and protocols
How soon must you report level B variences? Correct Answer - 5
business days
, Level C variances? Correct Answer - Outstanding care beyond normal
expectations
How soon must you report level c variances? Correct Answer - 7
business days
What form would you use to file a variance report? and where would you find
it? Correct Answer - #903, SCC website
How will policy implementation be disseminated to you? Correct Answer -
NorCal program manager will notify crews through e-mail and physical policy
updates at station
What other resources do you have to find new policies and updates? Correct
Answer - Social media
When an MCI alert occurs with 5+ patients, is a PCR required? Correct
Answer - No
What would you use to document in lieu of a PCR in an MCI Correct Answer
- Multi-patient tracking tool
For non-emergent transports, what form of communication is used for ER
ringdowns? Correct Answer - Cell phone or county radio
What alerts require use of the county radio Correct Answer - Trauma
alerts, STEMI alerts, Critical patient alerts using RLS
Which EMS providers are allowed to make Base Hospital contact Correct
Answer - Paramedics
What information is required when giving a DECON ALERT ring down
Correct Answer - chemical name
decon methods used
DOT reference #
Any appropriate treatment/ considerations
Routine patient notification report
