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SANTA CLARA COUNTY EXAMSanta Clara county hospitals
El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos - Answers- LGH ( Los Gatos)
Out of county Hospitals
Hazel Hawkins Hospital - Answers- HHH (Hollister)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Good Samaritan Hospital - Answers- GSH (San Jose)
Santa Clara county hospitals
El Camino Hospital of Mountain View - Answers- ECH (Mountain View)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - Answers- VMC (San Jose
Santa Clara county hospitals
Stanford University Medical Center - Answers- SUH (Palo Alto)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Kaiser Foundation San Jose - Answers- STH (San Jose)
Out of county Hospitals
Kaiser Foundation Fredmont - Answers- KFF (Fremont)
Out of county Hospitals
Kaiser Foundation Redwood City - Answers- KRC (Redwood City)
Out of county Hospitals
Sequoia Hospital - Answers- SEQ (Redwood City)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Kaiser Foundations Santa Clara - Answers- KSC (Santa Clara)
Santa Clara county hospitals
O'Connor Hospital - Answers- OCH (San Jose)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital - Answers- PAV (Palo Alto)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Regional Medical Center of San Jose - Answers- RSJ (San Jose)
Santa Clara county hospitals
Saint Louise Regional Medical Center - Answers- SLH (Gilroy)
,Out of county Hospitals
Washington Township Hospital - Answers- WTH (Fremont)
Prehospital Providers Advisory Committee - Answers- Made of representatives from
each provider agency, hospitals, law enforcement, etc. that focuses on the logistics and
operations of EMS
Emergency Medical Services Committee (EMSCo.) - Answers- A diverse group of
representatives of all provider levels (field paramedics, EMTs, city managers,etc.) that
provide recommendations to the Agency and Health Advisory Commission
Medical Directors Advisory Committee (MDAC) - Answers- Comprised of various
physician groups (South Bay Medical Directors Association, provider agency Medical
Directors, etc.) that focus on clinical care issues and integration of patient care
resources
Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Committee - Answers- A diverse group of emergency
service responders who focus on development and implementation of MCI plans and
procedures
Clinical Practice Advisory Committee (CPAC) - Answers- Made of various system
stakeholders (field personnel, physician, nurses, etc.) who provide recommendations
related to the clinical aspects of EMS system. This includes protocols, orders, quality
assurance and improvement, etc
Level A Variance
Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient, bystander or responder
harm - Answers- Report immediately
to the EMS Duty Chief via County Communications and submit the EMS System
Variance Report (Form #903) to the EMS Agency within 24 hours
Level B Variance
Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is
a deviation from EMS Agency protocols, policies, and procedures - Answers- Report to
EMS Agency within 5 business days
Level C Variance
Incidents where responders provided outstanding care and went above and beyond
expectations of responders - Answers- Report within 7 business days
Trauma Center Service Areas
SUH Catchment Zone - Answers- Northern border of SCC to De Anza Blvd in Cupertino
and through the center of Sunnyvale
Trauma Center Service Areas
, VMC Catchment Zone - Answers- South of De Anza Blvd in Cupertino and south of
Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road to East Remington/Fair Oaks Ave in Sunnyvale
Eastern border is North First Street/Monterey Highway from San Jose (Alviso) to the
southern boundary at the intersection of highway 101 and 85 in SJ
Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85 and West of 101 extending to
the southernmost border of the county will be transported to VMC
Trauma Center Service Areas
RSJ Catchment Zone - Answers- Extends from all areas east of North First
Street/Monterey Highway (includes Milpitas) to the southern boundary at the 101/85
intersection in SJ. The northern border is SF Bay
Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85 interchange and east of 101
extending into the southernmost borders of the county shall be transported to RSJ
Trauma Center Service Areas
at border of zones - Answers- Incidents that occur on the border of any of these zones
shall be transported in accordance with the
paramedics' discretion
Hospital Radio Reports
Ring-down - Answers- Standard hospital notifications shall occur via cell phone or
service dispatch centers
MTV (Major Trauma Victim) alerts, STEMI alerts, Stroke alerts, and critical transports,
transporting Code 3, to the hospital and when cell phone contact is not
possible shall be transmitted via self-initiated radio on
EMS Command 92
IFT notifications are not to occur on SCC EMS Communication System frequencies
Hospital Radio Reports
Format - Answers- 1. Demographics (Unit ID (agency, type, number),ETA, Patient's
Age, Patient's Sex)
2. Chief complaint / Ems providers impression
3. Any pertinent medical history, pertinent medications, pertinent allergies, and any
other significant findings from physical assessment
4. Vital signs (Explain and report abnormal findings
Or, state "within normal limits" (WNL))
5. treatment provided
Hospital Radio Reports
Specialty Center - Answers- Trauma, STEMI, Stroke
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