Santa Clara EMS Test Questions and Answers Already Passed Latest Update 2025
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license - Answers True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene by viewing the severity of the
trauma - Answers False
A 26 year old male with an arrow through his left fore arm proximal to the elbow would be categorized
as a major trauma - Answers False
If a pt with a score of 4/5 on the GFAST scale has not shown any normal signs since _____ hours ago you
would transport them to a comprehensive stroke center - Answers 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________, and eastern trauma
pt to _________ - Answers Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for which medium? - Answers
Paper copy sent to every EMS provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online direction? - Answers False
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s) are responsible
for the deposition of the descendent? - Answers The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals - Answers Stanford and Valley Med
A patient who is a major trauma patient can ask to go to a hospital that is out of county and the EMT will
comply - Answers False
Adult Trauma Hospitals - Answers Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
Fire can transport when - Answers -pt needs RLS transport and county EMS is not on scene for at least
18 minutes
-pt is in cardiac/respiratory arrest
-STEMI/Stroke alert
-Major Trauma Criteria
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - Answers Take jurisdiction of the local law
enforcement
In extremis means - Answers -protruding limb
, -uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator - Answers The Medical Health Operational Area
Coordinator (MHOAC) for Santa
Clara County is the Public Health Officer and EMS Director.
-initial point of contact for all mutual aid requests
-delegate available resources for mutual aid
The Operations Director can during MCI - Answers Change emergency procedures to mitigate the
potential threat of the MCI
Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid into Santa Clara County: - Answers -Incident command officer
makes request
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help
Imminent Danger is defined as - Answers any threat or hazard that could reasonably be
expected to cause immediate death or serious physical harm to a responder.
When staging the drivers side should - Answers Be away from traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that
are safety staging should be empty in case their vehicle is hit
True or false? When arriving at a scene and giving a PAR report, you should count everyone with you
except for ride alongs. - Answers False
If patient is determined to be deceased EMS personnel will - Answers -discontinue resuscitative efforts
-cancel prehospital personnel en route
-provide appropriate care to bystanders
-complete PCR document reason for determination of death
Physician on scene - Answers Needs valid CA physicians license, other medical license and business
address.
physician will remain responsible for care until MD takes over. Must accompany crew to hospital
Routine patient transport - Answers transported to routine emergency department unless EMS system
surge, hospital diversion, or patient needs specialty care
EMS personnel badges expire the same day as their EMS license - Answers True
You can determine an injury as major trauma or minor trauma on scene by viewing the severity of the
trauma - Answers False
A 26 year old male with an arrow through his left fore arm proximal to the elbow would be categorized
as a major trauma - Answers False
If a pt with a score of 4/5 on the GFAST scale has not shown any normal signs since _____ hours ago you
would transport them to a comprehensive stroke center - Answers 6 hours
You would transport North trauma pt to _______, central trauma pt to _________, and eastern trauma
pt to _________ - Answers Stanford, Valley Medical, Regional
Updated EMS policy notifications would be distributed as follows except for which medium? - Answers
Paper copy sent to every EMS provider
A physician on scene give more information than if they are giving online direction? - Answers False
When a patient passes away at their home during intervention what agency or person(s) are responsible
for the deposition of the descendent? - Answers The fire department or police (if present)
Pediatric Trauma Hospitals - Answers Stanford and Valley Med
A patient who is a major trauma patient can ask to go to a hospital that is out of county and the EMT will
comply - Answers False
Adult Trauma Hospitals - Answers Stanford, Valley Med, Regional
Fire can transport when - Answers -pt needs RLS transport and county EMS is not on scene for at least
18 minutes
-pt is in cardiac/respiratory arrest
-STEMI/Stroke alert
-Major Trauma Criteria
-Needs rapid transport
-uncontrollable airway
EMS directors in an MCI can do all of the following except - Answers Take jurisdiction of the local law
enforcement
In extremis means - Answers -protruding limb
, -uncontrollable airway
-unable to stop bleeding after use of tourniquet
Medical Health Operational Area Coordinator - Answers The Medical Health Operational Area
Coordinator (MHOAC) for Santa
Clara County is the Public Health Officer and EMS Director.
-initial point of contact for all mutual aid requests
-delegate available resources for mutual aid
The Operations Director can during MCI - Answers Change emergency procedures to mitigate the
potential threat of the MCI
Requests for Medical-Health Mutual Aid into Santa Clara County: - Answers -Incident command officer
makes request
-Gives information to EMS duty chief
-If not resources available then MHOAC coordinates region II resources to help
Imminent Danger is defined as - Answers any threat or hazard that could reasonably be
expected to cause immediate death or serious physical harm to a responder.
When staging the drivers side should - Answers Be away from traffic, protected. All EMS vehicles that
are safety staging should be empty in case their vehicle is hit
True or false? When arriving at a scene and giving a PAR report, you should count everyone with you
except for ride alongs. - Answers False
If patient is determined to be deceased EMS personnel will - Answers -discontinue resuscitative efforts
-cancel prehospital personnel en route
-provide appropriate care to bystanders
-complete PCR document reason for determination of death
Physician on scene - Answers Needs valid CA physicians license, other medical license and business
address.
physician will remain responsible for care until MD takes over. Must accompany crew to hospital
Routine patient transport - Answers transported to routine emergency department unless EMS system
surge, hospital diversion, or patient needs specialty care
