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EMS personnel badges expire the same True
day as their EMS license
You can determine an injury as major False
trauma or minor trauma on scene by
viewing the severity of the trauma
A 26 year old male with an arrow through False
his left fore arm proximal to the elbow
would be categorized as a major trauma
If a pt with a score of 4/5 on the GFAST 6 hours
scale has not shown any normal signs since
_ _ hours ago you would transport them to
a comprehensive stroke center
You would transport North trauma pt to Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional
_______, central trauma pt to ______ , and
eastern trauma pt to _________
Updated EMS policy notifications would be Paper copy sent to every EMS provider
distributed as follows except for which
medium?
A physician on scene give more False
information than if they are giving online
direction?
When a patient passes away at their home The fire department or police (if present)
during intervention what agency or
person(s) are responsible for the
deposition of the descendent?
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals Stanford and Valley Med
A patient who is a major trauma patient can False
ask to go to a hospital that is out of county
and the EMT will comply
Adult Trauma Hospitals Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
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, -pt needs RLS transport and county EMS is not on scene for at least 18 minutes
-pt is in cardiac/respiratory arrest
-STEMI/Stroke alert
Fire can transport when
-Major Trauma Criteria
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the Take jurisdiction of the local law enforcement
following except
-protruding limb
In extremis means -uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
The Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator (MHOAC) for Santa
Medical Health Operational Area Clara County is the Public Health Officer and EMS Director.
Coordinator -initial point of contact for all mutual aid requests
-delegate available resources for mutual aid
The Operations Director can during MCI Change emergency procedures to mitigate the potential threat of the MCI
-Incident command officer makes request
Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
into Santa Clara County:
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help
any threat or hazard that could reasonably be
Imminent Danger is defined as
expected to cause immediate death or serious physical harm to a responder.
Be away from traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that are safety staging should be
When staging the drivers side should
empty in case their vehicle is hit
True or false? When arriving at a scene and False
giving a PAR report, you should count
everyone with you except for ride alongs.
-discontinue resuscitative efforts
If patient is determined to be deceased -cancel prehospital personnel en route
EMS personnel will -provide appropriate care to bystanders
-complete PCR document reason for determination of death
Needs valid CA physicians license, other medical license and business address.
Physician on scene physician will remain responsible for care until MD takes over. Must accompany crew
to hospital
transported to routine emergency department unless EMS system surge, hospital
Routine patient transport
diversion, or patient needs specialty care
Stroke Comprehensive El camino, Good Sam, Regional, Stanford
Stroke Primary All except VA
STEMI All except PA, El camino, st, louise
patient transport special circumstances EMS surge, MCI, diversion
DNR include POLST for No CPR, DNR, DNR Medallions, Durable Power of Attorney
If patient dies en route to hospital Return to departure point, transport to closest ED, transport to original destination
Prehospital Transfer of Care information will full list of information, patient history, medical assessments, critical changes,
include treatments provided
BLS Inter facility Transport Can transport: hospital to SNF/residence, doctors appointment, or dialysis
life or limp threatening condition that requires immediate care such as: respiratory
Emergent Definition
distress, airway comp, neuro changes, major trauma criteria
2/5
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