Santa Clara County EMS Orientation Exam
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Air Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County permitted air ambulance, either
basic or
advanced life support in accordance with Title 22 Regulations. This unit is staffed with
one nurse and one additional nurse or paramedic
ALS Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County approved advanced life support
ambulance
staffed by at least one paramedic and one EMT or paramedic.
ALS Unit (Non-Transport) - ANSWER-- Any unit charged with emergency medical
response at the
advanced life support level that is not designed for the transport of a patient including
fire
engines, trucks, quick response vehicles, etc. Staffing must include at least one
paramedic
BLS Ambulance - ANSWER-- Any Santa Clara County approved basic life support
ambulance
staffed with at least two EMT's.
BLS Unit (Non-Transport) - ANSWER-Any unit charged with emergency medical
response at the
basic life support level that is not designed for the transport of a patient including fire
engines, trucks, supervisors units, etc. Staffing must include at least one EMT
Critical Care Transport (CCT) Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County
approved critical
care transport ambulance staffed with at least one nurse meeting the requirements of
Policy 207 - Mobile Intensive Care Nurse Accreditation, and two additional crew
members with EMT certification and county accreditation at minimum. Additional
equipment not identified in this policy may be carried as authorized by the provider's
medical director for use by the nurse. If a critical care transport unit nurse has
completed
a system orientation and is trained to the same operational level as Santa Clara County
EMT's; the unit may be alternately staffed by one EMT or paramedic, and one nurse
who
is responsible for all patient care.
EMS Field Supervisor - ANSWER-A non-transport unit utilized for filling command and
control
responsibilities. This unit may or may not be utilized for the provision of patient care.
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Air Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County permitted air ambulance, either
basic or
advanced life support in accordance with Title 22 Regulations. This unit is staffed with
one nurse and one additional nurse or paramedic
ALS Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County approved advanced life support
ambulance
staffed by at least one paramedic and one EMT or paramedic.
ALS Unit (Non-Transport) - ANSWER-- Any unit charged with emergency medical
response at the
advanced life support level that is not designed for the transport of a patient including
fire
engines, trucks, quick response vehicles, etc. Staffing must include at least one
paramedic
BLS Ambulance - ANSWER-- Any Santa Clara County approved basic life support
ambulance
staffed with at least two EMT's.
BLS Unit (Non-Transport) - ANSWER-Any unit charged with emergency medical
response at the
basic life support level that is not designed for the transport of a patient including fire
engines, trucks, supervisors units, etc. Staffing must include at least one EMT
Critical Care Transport (CCT) Ambulance - ANSWER-Any Santa Clara County
approved critical
care transport ambulance staffed with at least one nurse meeting the requirements of
Policy 207 - Mobile Intensive Care Nurse Accreditation, and two additional crew
members with EMT certification and county accreditation at minimum. Additional
equipment not identified in this policy may be carried as authorized by the provider's
medical director for use by the nurse. If a critical care transport unit nurse has
completed
a system orientation and is trained to the same operational level as Santa Clara County
EMT's; the unit may be alternately staffed by one EMT or paramedic, and one nurse
who
is responsible for all patient care.
EMS Field Supervisor - ANSWER-A non-transport unit utilized for filling command and
control
responsibilities. This unit may or may not be utilized for the provision of patient care.
