Santa Clara EMS – Questions Answered With Expert
Insights
Number of Facilities Correct Answer - 12 Acute Care Hospitals with 11
Emergency Depts
10 Stroke Centers
8 STEMI Centers
3 Certified Trauma Centers
1 Burn Center
Number of specialty patients treated per year Correct Answer - 2500
stroke
450 stemi
6000 trauma
Delivered thru 911, non-911, and walk-in
Number of ambulances Correct Answer - 55 dedicated 911 county
24-34 county ambulances in service in area
up to 3 more serving Palo Alto
Over 150 fire apparatus
Over 150 private
2 Air Resources
18 county and fire EMS
How many first responders and how large is the county? Correct Answer -
>2500 EMTs
>800 Paramedics
>20 EMS Supervisors
Cover 1132 Miles^2 of Santa Clara w/ 2.2mil people
911 calls are routed to ____
911 CELL phone calls may be routed to ___ Correct Answer - Nearest
public safety answering point for jurisdiction
CELL:
California Highway Patrol to determine area public answering point
, Once call is routed (procedure) Correct Answer - 9111 call taker will ask
where the emergency is and obtain information.
1. Call taker will stay on line while sending info to primary dispatcher.
2. Primary dispatcher will assign appropriate resources to event.
3. Primary dispatcher will dispatch event to assigned unit.
Dispatch information is only as reliable as the information ____ Correct
Answer - received from the call to 911
MDC - Notify Dispatch Correct Answer - Destination
Number of Patients
Code Transport
Following correct procedure EVERY TIME will make sure that legitimate
emergency traffic advisories and button pushes are promptly and properly
addressed Correct Answer - True
Emergency Traffic Correct Answer - Any imminent danger affecting you
or your partner should be considered an emergency.
Procedure:
UNIT ID#, "Emergency Traffic," location, nature of emergency, request
necessary resources, monitor radio for instructions, advise dispatch of
changes.
Emergency Button Correct Answer - Any time you or partner face
imminent danger and the circumstances prevent verbal communication over
radio.
Will only work on county EMS and on command 92. Not transmitted on other
channels.
Procedure:
Radio is powered on, radio is on primary dispatch channel, press emergency
button firmly one time.
Halts all activity on dispatch terminals and alerts all dispatch personnel of
emergency.
Confirmed danger --> immediate law enforcement response will be initiated.
Details of EMS crew will be relayed. Considered code 3 always.
Insights
Number of Facilities Correct Answer - 12 Acute Care Hospitals with 11
Emergency Depts
10 Stroke Centers
8 STEMI Centers
3 Certified Trauma Centers
1 Burn Center
Number of specialty patients treated per year Correct Answer - 2500
stroke
450 stemi
6000 trauma
Delivered thru 911, non-911, and walk-in
Number of ambulances Correct Answer - 55 dedicated 911 county
24-34 county ambulances in service in area
up to 3 more serving Palo Alto
Over 150 fire apparatus
Over 150 private
2 Air Resources
18 county and fire EMS
How many first responders and how large is the county? Correct Answer -
>2500 EMTs
>800 Paramedics
>20 EMS Supervisors
Cover 1132 Miles^2 of Santa Clara w/ 2.2mil people
911 calls are routed to ____
911 CELL phone calls may be routed to ___ Correct Answer - Nearest
public safety answering point for jurisdiction
CELL:
California Highway Patrol to determine area public answering point
, Once call is routed (procedure) Correct Answer - 9111 call taker will ask
where the emergency is and obtain information.
1. Call taker will stay on line while sending info to primary dispatcher.
2. Primary dispatcher will assign appropriate resources to event.
3. Primary dispatcher will dispatch event to assigned unit.
Dispatch information is only as reliable as the information ____ Correct
Answer - received from the call to 911
MDC - Notify Dispatch Correct Answer - Destination
Number of Patients
Code Transport
Following correct procedure EVERY TIME will make sure that legitimate
emergency traffic advisories and button pushes are promptly and properly
addressed Correct Answer - True
Emergency Traffic Correct Answer - Any imminent danger affecting you
or your partner should be considered an emergency.
Procedure:
UNIT ID#, "Emergency Traffic," location, nature of emergency, request
necessary resources, monitor radio for instructions, advise dispatch of
changes.
Emergency Button Correct Answer - Any time you or partner face
imminent danger and the circumstances prevent verbal communication over
radio.
Will only work on county EMS and on command 92. Not transmitted on other
channels.
Procedure:
Radio is powered on, radio is on primary dispatch channel, press emergency
button firmly one time.
Halts all activity on dispatch terminals and alerts all dispatch personnel of
emergency.
Confirmed danger --> immediate law enforcement response will be initiated.
Details of EMS crew will be relayed. Considered code 3 always.
