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SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS FINAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
(108) What type of incidents are considered level A? -
Answer-Threat to public safety, by-stander, or responder
Examples: Deviation from EMS policy, errors with patient
harm, failure to respond to request for aid, equipment
failure with patient harm, unprofessional conduct
(108) What is maximum time you must report a level A
variance? - Answer-Within 24 hours but should be
reported immediately
(108) Who must be notified ASAP? - Answer-EMS Duty
Chief via county communications
(108) What type of incidents are considered Level B
Variances? - Answer-Any incident that does not result in
patient harm but is a deviation from EMS policy
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Examples: General complaint, equipment failure, potential
clinical care variance, etc
(108) What is the maximum time you must report a Level
B Variance? - Answer-5 business days to EMS agency
(108) What are examples of Level C Variances? - Answer-
Any incident where a responder provided outstanding care
above expectations
(108) What form would you use to file a variance report? -
Answer-Form #903
(109) How will policy implementation be disseminated to
you? - Answer-Via electronic copy
(109) What other resources do you have to find new
policies and updates? - Answer-On website or other digital
media
Paper copy available to purchase
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(500) When an MCI alert occurs with 5 or more patients is
a PCR required? - Answer-No individual PCRs
(500) What would you use in lieu of PCR for MCI of 5 pts?
- Answer-Triage tags
(501) What channel do you use for Major alerts via county
radio? - Answer-Command 92
(501) What alerts require use of county radio? - Answer-
MTV, STEMI, stroke, critical patient, code 3, the event you
cannot contact the hospital by landline
Specialty center hospital reports are transmitted via self-
initiated radio ring-down on EMS Command 92.
(501) For IFT what form of communication is used for
ringdowns? - Answer-Responsibility of private ambulance
dispatch center. Calling ED phone
(501) What information is required when giving a DECON
alert ringdown? - Answer-1. State DECON ALERT
SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS FINAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+/ LATEST EXAM!!!
(108) What type of incidents are considered level A? -
Answer-Threat to public safety, by-stander, or responder
Examples: Deviation from EMS policy, errors with patient
harm, failure to respond to request for aid, equipment
failure with patient harm, unprofessional conduct
(108) What is maximum time you must report a level A
variance? - Answer-Within 24 hours but should be
reported immediately
(108) Who must be notified ASAP? - Answer-EMS Duty
Chief via county communications
(108) What type of incidents are considered Level B
Variances? - Answer-Any incident that does not result in
patient harm but is a deviation from EMS policy
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Examples: General complaint, equipment failure, potential
clinical care variance, etc
(108) What is the maximum time you must report a Level
B Variance? - Answer-5 business days to EMS agency
(108) What are examples of Level C Variances? - Answer-
Any incident where a responder provided outstanding care
above expectations
(108) What form would you use to file a variance report? -
Answer-Form #903
(109) How will policy implementation be disseminated to
you? - Answer-Via electronic copy
(109) What other resources do you have to find new
policies and updates? - Answer-On website or other digital
media
Paper copy available to purchase
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(500) When an MCI alert occurs with 5 or more patients is
a PCR required? - Answer-No individual PCRs
(500) What would you use in lieu of PCR for MCI of 5 pts?
- Answer-Triage tags
(501) What channel do you use for Major alerts via county
radio? - Answer-Command 92
(501) What alerts require use of county radio? - Answer-
MTV, STEMI, stroke, critical patient, code 3, the event you
cannot contact the hospital by landline
Specialty center hospital reports are transmitted via self-
initiated radio ring-down on EMS Command 92.
(501) For IFT what form of communication is used for
ringdowns? - Answer-Responsibility of private ambulance
dispatch center. Calling ED phone
(501) What information is required when giving a DECON
alert ringdown? - Answer-1. State DECON ALERT
