Santa Clara County EMS Orientation
questions with answers
Policy 108 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔System Variance Reporting
What types of incidents are considered Level A? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient,
by-stander or responder harm.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level A variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Immediately (paperwork must be done
within 24 hours)
Who must be notified ASAP for a Level A variance? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔EMS Duty Chief
What types of incidents are considered Level B? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a
deviation from EMS Agency policies, procedures, and protocols.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level B variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔5 business days
,What types of incidents are considered Level C variances? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care
and went above and beyond the normal expectations of responders.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level C variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔7 business days
What form would you use to to file a variance report? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔EMS Form #903
Policy 109 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Policy Development
How will policy implementation be disseminated to you? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Via program manager
What other resources do you have to find new policies and updates? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔County Website, App, Social Media, Hardcopy
Policy 500 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Electronic Patient Care Record
(ePCR)
When an MCI alert occurs with 5 or more patients is a PCR required? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔No
What is used instead of a PCR during an MCI with 5 or more patients? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Triage Tags
, Policy 501 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Hospital Radio Reports
For interfacility and routine patient transports into the ED what form of
communication is used for ringdowns? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔Cellular Phone Communication
What channel can you use for major alert ringdowns on the county radio?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Designated Hospital Channel (each
hospital has its own channel)
For what types of alerts can you use the designated hospital ringdown
channel? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Trauma Alerts, STEMI Alerts,
Stroke Alerts, and transporting a critical patient (Code 3; RLS)
What information is required when giving a DECON ALERT ringdown? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Chemical name, decontamination methods (used
on-scene), DOT reference #, any appropriate treatment
information/considerations, routine patient notification report.
Who should you ask to meet you in the ED bay? And why? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any appropriate representative. You must meet them in the
bay because there could be a likelihood of contamination in the ED. Further
precautions are warranted.
Who can make base contact? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Only
Paramedics
questions with answers
Policy 108 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔System Variance Reporting
What types of incidents are considered Level A? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient,
by-stander or responder harm.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level A variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Immediately (paperwork must be done
within 24 hours)
Who must be notified ASAP for a Level A variance? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔EMS Duty Chief
What types of incidents are considered Level B? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any incident that does not result in patient harm, but is a
deviation from EMS Agency policies, procedures, and protocols.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level B variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔5 business days
,What types of incidents are considered Level C variances? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Incidents where the responders provided outstanding care
and went above and beyond the normal expectations of responders.
What is the maximum amount of time you must report a Level C variance?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔7 business days
What form would you use to to file a variance report? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔EMS Form #903
Policy 109 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Policy Development
How will policy implementation be disseminated to you? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Via program manager
What other resources do you have to find new policies and updates? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔County Website, App, Social Media, Hardcopy
Policy 500 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Electronic Patient Care Record
(ePCR)
When an MCI alert occurs with 5 or more patients is a PCR required? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔No
What is used instead of a PCR during an MCI with 5 or more patients? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Triage Tags
, Policy 501 - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Hospital Radio Reports
For interfacility and routine patient transports into the ED what form of
communication is used for ringdowns? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS....
✔✔Cellular Phone Communication
What channel can you use for major alert ringdowns on the county radio?
- ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Designated Hospital Channel (each
hospital has its own channel)
For what types of alerts can you use the designated hospital ringdown
channel? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Trauma Alerts, STEMI Alerts,
Stroke Alerts, and transporting a critical patient (Code 3; RLS)
What information is required when giving a DECON ALERT ringdown? - ....🔰
VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Chemical name, decontamination methods (used
on-scene), DOT reference #, any appropriate treatment
information/considerations, routine patient notification report.
Who should you ask to meet you in the ED bay? And why? - ....🔰VERIFIED
ANSWERS.... ✔✔Any appropriate representative. You must meet them in the
bay because there could be a likelihood of contamination in the ED. Further
precautions are warranted.
Who can make base contact? - ....🔰VERIFIED ANSWERS.... ✔✔Only
Paramedics
