Santa Clara County Protocol Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
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
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,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
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,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
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, - 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
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Questions and Answers
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
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,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
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,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
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, - 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
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