Santa Clara County EMS Policies and Procedures Exam Questions and Answers

Santa Clara County EMS Policies and Procedures Exam Questions and 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 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. True Per policy #602: 911 EMS patient Destination, patients that are in cardiac arrest that have a BLS airway meet "In Extremis" criteria. 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? Fire or PD