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Stroke centers CORRECT ANSWERS Everything except Psych and Veteran's; El
Camino Mountain View, Good Samaritan, Kaiser Santa clara, El Camino Los Gatos,
O'Conner, Regional Medical Center San Jose, St. Louis, Kaiser San Jose, Stanford,
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Pediatric trauma centers CORRECT ANSWERS Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center
Adult Trauma centers CORRECT ANSWERS Regional Medical Center San Jose,
Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Burn Centers CORRECT ANSWERS Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
STEMI centers CORRECT ANSWERS El Camino Mountain View, Good Samaritan,
Kaiser Santa Clara, O'Conner, Regional Medical Center San Jose, Kaiser San Jose,
Stanford, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (All except Psych, Veteran's, St. Louis, and
El Camino Los Gatos)
Mobilization Centers when communications have been blacked out or for large scale
incidents CORRECT ANSWERS De Anza College (North), San Jose Fairgrounds
(South), Gilroy Firestation @ Masden & 101 (very South)
4 criteria for sepsis (and how many do you need?) CORRECT ANSWERS Need 2 of
the following: pulse >90, systolic <90, temp <96 or >100.4, respirations >20. Must also
have suspicion of infection.
What 4 items would you give on a radio report? CORRECT ANSWERS Patient age,
sex, chief complaint, ETA
What channel do you use for ringdowns? CORRECT ANSWERS Command 92
What should you report if a hazmat material is involved? CORRECT ANSWERS "Decon
alert," chemical name, decontamination method, DOT #, any treatment, and what you
would normally report. Ask for hospital rep to meet you in the medical bay (so it's ok for
pt to enter)
True or false: The only people who can request an air ambulance is county comm.
CORRECT ANSWERS True
What are 3 valid forms of a DNR? CORRECT ANSWERS Cal EMS medallion, durable
power of attorney (DPAHC), POLST form. It MUST be signed by a doctor.
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