SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS PARAMEDIC
PROTOCOL ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
REFERENCE SHEET TESTED SCENARIOS
AND RESPONSES
●● Policy 214 (requirements for working for the county)
Answer: - IS 3
- ICS 100
- IS 700
- Orientation
- SEMS ()
- FRO
- AWR- 160
●● Policy 617
- When does a badge have to be visible
- When do you have to submit a renewal for your SCC license
Answer: - Must have badge visible if employed by private ambulance
provider
- Renewal can be submitted up to 6 months before it expires
,- Takes 14 days to process
●● Policy 108 (variance reporting)
Answer: A: Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient,
by-stander, or responder harm. Variance A's are reported immediately to
the EMS duty chief
B: Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a deviation
from EMS agency policies, procedures, and protocols. These variances
are filed through a reported in 5 day
C: Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care and went
above and beyond the normal expectations of responders. These should
be reported within 7 days to the EMS agency.
●● Triage card:
Answer: A quick way to track people and equipment during an MCI
(mass casualty incident)
- Red tag: immediate
- Yellow tag: delayed
- Green tag: minor/walking patients
- Black: deceased
,●● Policy 302: minimum inventory requirements
BLS Ambulance
BLS Unit
Answer: BLS ambulance: an approved SCC basic life support
ambulance with at least 2 EMT's
BLS unit: (non-transport) any unit with emergency medical response at
the basic life support level not designated for transport, must include at
least 1 EMT.
Air ambulance: any SCC permitted air ambulance either basic or ALS in
accordance with title 22 regulations. Staffed with one nurse and one
additional nurse or paramedic
ALS ambulance: Any SCC approved ALS ambulance staffed by at least
one paramedic and one EMT or additional paramedic
ALS unit: any unit charged with EMR at the ALS level. must be staffed
with at least one paramedic
Critical Care Transport Ambulance: any SCC approved critical care
transport ambulance staffed with at least one nurse, and two additional
crew members with EMT certification at minimum.
, EMS field supervisor: 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.
●● Policy EMS 811:
The levels of MPMP (MCI plan)
What are the responsibilities of non-contracted ambulance service
providers for weach of the MPMP activation levels?
What are the required competencies needed to effectively use the
MPMP?
Answer: - Level 1: is up to 10 patients
- Level 2: is up to 20 patients
- Level 3: is up to 100 patients, use triage tags
- Level 4: up to 1000 patients
- Level 5: is over 1000 patient, all hands on deck.
PROTOCOL ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT
REFERENCE SHEET TESTED SCENARIOS
AND RESPONSES
●● Policy 214 (requirements for working for the county)
Answer: - IS 3
- ICS 100
- IS 700
- Orientation
- SEMS ()
- FRO
- AWR- 160
●● Policy 617
- When does a badge have to be visible
- When do you have to submit a renewal for your SCC license
Answer: - Must have badge visible if employed by private ambulance
provider
- Renewal can be submitted up to 6 months before it expires
,- Takes 14 days to process
●● Policy 108 (variance reporting)
Answer: A: Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient,
by-stander, or responder harm. Variance A's are reported immediately to
the EMS duty chief
B: Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a deviation
from EMS agency policies, procedures, and protocols. These variances
are filed through a reported in 5 day
C: Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care and went
above and beyond the normal expectations of responders. These should
be reported within 7 days to the EMS agency.
●● Triage card:
Answer: A quick way to track people and equipment during an MCI
(mass casualty incident)
- Red tag: immediate
- Yellow tag: delayed
- Green tag: minor/walking patients
- Black: deceased
,●● Policy 302: minimum inventory requirements
BLS Ambulance
BLS Unit
Answer: BLS ambulance: an approved SCC basic life support
ambulance with at least 2 EMT's
BLS unit: (non-transport) any unit with emergency medical response at
the basic life support level not designated for transport, must include at
least 1 EMT.
Air ambulance: any SCC permitted air ambulance either basic or ALS in
accordance with title 22 regulations. Staffed with one nurse and one
additional nurse or paramedic
ALS ambulance: Any SCC approved ALS ambulance staffed by at least
one paramedic and one EMT or additional paramedic
ALS unit: any unit charged with EMR at the ALS level. must be staffed
with at least one paramedic
Critical Care Transport Ambulance: any SCC approved critical care
transport ambulance staffed with at least one nurse, and two additional
crew members with EMT certification at minimum.
, EMS field supervisor: 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.
●● Policy EMS 811:
The levels of MPMP (MCI plan)
What are the responsibilities of non-contracted ambulance service
providers for weach of the MPMP activation levels?
What are the required competencies needed to effectively use the
MPMP?
Answer: - Level 1: is up to 10 patients
- Level 2: is up to 20 patients
- Level 3: is up to 100 patients, use triage tags
- Level 4: up to 1000 patients
- Level 5: is over 1000 patient, all hands on deck.
