SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Details about Santa Clara County (Amount of acute hospitals, who is the medical director for the county,
and who is the health officer for the county) - (ANSWER)12 Acute Hospitals (11 emergency departments)
- Dr.Miller is the county medical director
- Dr. Cody, is the health officer for the county
1.8 million residents, 2.2 million daytime
- SCC size: 1,132 sq miles, 2/3 is rural landscape
- Call volume 120,000 911 calls per year, 75% results in patient transport
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
,SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
- 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
,SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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)
, SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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.
Non-county contracted ambulance services, provide emergency assistance to the EMS system when an
event is beyond the resources provided by the county contracted ambulance service provider.
2.
- Working knowledge of the NIMS
- Working knowledge of the California SEMS
- Working knowledge of ICS level 100 minimum
- Hazardous materials awareness
- Simple triage and rapid transport and JUMPstart pediatric triage
- Working knowledge of FIRESCOPE ICS 420
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Details about Santa Clara County (Amount of acute hospitals, who is the medical director for the county,
and who is the health officer for the county) - (ANSWER)12 Acute Hospitals (11 emergency departments)
- Dr.Miller is the county medical director
- Dr. Cody, is the health officer for the county
1.8 million residents, 2.2 million daytime
- SCC size: 1,132 sq miles, 2/3 is rural landscape
- Call volume 120,000 911 calls per year, 75% results in patient transport
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
,SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
- 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
,SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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)
, SANTA CLARA COUNTY PARAMEDIC PROTOCOLS EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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.
Non-county contracted ambulance services, provide emergency assistance to the EMS system when an
event is beyond the resources provided by the county contracted ambulance service provider.
2.
- Working knowledge of the NIMS
- Working knowledge of the California SEMS
- Working knowledge of ICS level 100 minimum
- Hazardous materials awareness
- Simple triage and rapid transport and JUMPstart pediatric triage
- Working knowledge of FIRESCOPE ICS 420
