Santa Clara County EMS Policies and Procedures Overview
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1. Policy #500: Documentation rules for patient care refusals.
2. Refusal of Care: Patients eligible to refuse medical treatment.
3. Emancipated Minor: Minor legally recognized as independent for decisions.
4. Capacity: Ability to understand and communicate health decisions.
5. Policy #600: Guidelines for withholding care in terminal cases.
6. End Of Life Option Act: Legal framework for patient rights to die.
7. Policy #601: Physician's role during emergency medical calls.
8. Relinquish Patient Care: Physician transfers responsibility to prehospital caregivers.
9. Assist in Patient Care: Physician advises without taking over responsibility.
10. Manage Patient Care: Physician assumes full responsibility during emergency.
11. Policy #602: Criteria for determining 'In-Extremis' patients.
12. In-Extremis: Condition requiring immediate transport to hospital.
13. Breach Presentation: Fetal position indicating potential delivery complications.
14. Significant Blood Loss: Uncontrolled bleeding requiring immediate medical intervention.
15. Ventilation Inadequacy: Failure to ventilate despite using airway adjuncts.
16. Policy #604: DNR directives and responsibilities post-death.
17. DNR: Do Not Resuscitate order for patients.
18. Disposition of Decedent: Agency responsible for handling deceased at home.
19. Local Police Responsibility: Jurisdiction over deceased if present at home.
20. Psychiatric Hold: Legal status preventing patient from refusing care.
21. Suicidal Ideation: Thoughts or plans regarding self-harm or suicide.
22. Advanced Life Support: Medical procedures for critical patient care.
23. Basic Life Support: Fundamental emergency care techniques for patients.
24. Impact Speed for Major Trauma: More than 40 mph required for major trauma criteria.
25. Major Trauma Victim Definition: Patients categorized by trauma severity, not true/false.
26. BLS Crew Emergency Transport: Transport emergent patients with RLS if under 10 minutes.
27. County Communications Requirement: BLS crew must contact for ALS response if needed.
28. Red Lights and Sirens Protocol: Advise County Communications and request EMS Event Number.
29. 911 EMS Response Protocol: Transfer care to paramedics upon their arrival.
30. Hazardous Material Incident Distance: 100 feet for small, 500 feet for large incidents.
31. EMS Identification Badge Requirement: Visible Santa Clara County EMS badge required on
duty.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hphmei
1. Policy #500: Documentation rules for patient care refusals.
2. Refusal of Care: Patients eligible to refuse medical treatment.
3. Emancipated Minor: Minor legally recognized as independent for decisions.
4. Capacity: Ability to understand and communicate health decisions.
5. Policy #600: Guidelines for withholding care in terminal cases.
6. End Of Life Option Act: Legal framework for patient rights to die.
7. Policy #601: Physician's role during emergency medical calls.
8. Relinquish Patient Care: Physician transfers responsibility to prehospital caregivers.
9. Assist in Patient Care: Physician advises without taking over responsibility.
10. Manage Patient Care: Physician assumes full responsibility during emergency.
11. Policy #602: Criteria for determining 'In-Extremis' patients.
12. In-Extremis: Condition requiring immediate transport to hospital.
13. Breach Presentation: Fetal position indicating potential delivery complications.
14. Significant Blood Loss: Uncontrolled bleeding requiring immediate medical intervention.
15. Ventilation Inadequacy: Failure to ventilate despite using airway adjuncts.
16. Policy #604: DNR directives and responsibilities post-death.
17. DNR: Do Not Resuscitate order for patients.
18. Disposition of Decedent: Agency responsible for handling deceased at home.
19. Local Police Responsibility: Jurisdiction over deceased if present at home.
20. Psychiatric Hold: Legal status preventing patient from refusing care.
21. Suicidal Ideation: Thoughts or plans regarding self-harm or suicide.
22. Advanced Life Support: Medical procedures for critical patient care.
23. Basic Life Support: Fundamental emergency care techniques for patients.
24. Impact Speed for Major Trauma: More than 40 mph required for major trauma criteria.
25. Major Trauma Victim Definition: Patients categorized by trauma severity, not true/false.
26. BLS Crew Emergency Transport: Transport emergent patients with RLS if under 10 minutes.
27. County Communications Requirement: BLS crew must contact for ALS response if needed.
28. Red Lights and Sirens Protocol: Advise County Communications and request EMS Event Number.
29. 911 EMS Response Protocol: Transfer care to paramedics upon their arrival.
30. Hazardous Material Incident Distance: 100 feet for small, 500 feet for large incidents.
31. EMS Identification Badge Requirement: Visible Santa Clara County EMS badge required on
duty.
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