SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS PARAMEDIC
PROTOCOL TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS 2026
◉ What are things you can do to preserve a crime scene? Answer: 1.
Observe and document anything you move.
2. Leave gunshot or stab wounds intact if possible.
3. Retain clothing.
4. Limit personell involvement.
5. Notify investigating officers of your actions if things must be
moved or tampered with.
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a migraine? Answer: 1. Worst
headache ever.
2. Photosensitivity.
3. Nausea and vomiting.
4. Vertigo.
5. Malaise.
6. Intolerable of loud noises.
◉ What's the best way to deal with a psychiatric patient? Answer:
Do not agree with them. Instead state that you understand how they
feel.
,◉ What would you suspect in a patient with hematoemisis with the
consistency of coffee grounds and dark blood in their stool. Answer:
An upper GI bleed.
◉ What would you suspect in a patient with bright red blood in their
stool? Answer: A lower GI bleed.
◉ What is dialysis? Answer: Artificial cleaning of the blood for
patients with renal failure.
◉ What are common complication of dialysis? Answer: 1. Electrolyte
imbalances.
2. Hypotension.
3. Cardiac arrhythmias.
◉ What is blunt trauma? Answer: Energy exchange between an
object and a human body without intrusion through the skin.
◉ What does the law of inertia tell us? Newtons law Answer: That a
body in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside
force. Additionally, a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on
by an outside force.
,◉ What does the law of conservation of energy tell us? Answer: That
energy can neither be created not destroyed, it can only be changed
from one form to another.
◉ What is a closed injury? Answer: An indirect injury to underlying
structures that may involve the tearing of muscle, vessels, and bones,
or the rupture of solid organs.
◉ What is a penetrating injury? Answer: An open, direct injury to
underlying structures.
◉ What are the events of impact in an automobile crash? Answer: 1.
Vehicle collision.
2. Body collision.
3. Organ collision.
4. Secondary collisions.
5. Possible additional injuries if the vehicle receives a second impact.
◉ What are secondary collisions in an automobile crash? Answer:
When objects inside the vehicle strike the occupant.
◉ What is the purpose of seatbelts? Answer: To ensure that the
occupant slows with the vehicle.
, ◉ What is the purpose of airbags? Answer: To reduce blunt chest
trauma.
◉ What body parts are often injured by airbag deployment? Answer:
1. Hands.
2. Forearms.
3. Face.
◉ Which direction should a safety seat intended for infants and very
small children face? Answer: It should be rear facing.
◉ Which direction should a safety seat intended for an older child
face? Answer: It should face forward.
◉ What are the different types of impact in a motor vehicle crash?
Answer: 1. Frontal (32%).
2. Lateral (15%).
3. Rotational (38%).
4. Rear-end (9%).
5. Rollover (6%).
◉ What types of injuries are typically seen in a frontal impact motor
vehicle accident? Answer: 1. Down-and-under injuries to the knee,
femur, or hip.
PROTOCOL TEST REVIEW QUESTIONS 2026
◉ What are things you can do to preserve a crime scene? Answer: 1.
Observe and document anything you move.
2. Leave gunshot or stab wounds intact if possible.
3. Retain clothing.
4. Limit personell involvement.
5. Notify investigating officers of your actions if things must be
moved or tampered with.
◉ What are the signs and symptoms of a migraine? Answer: 1. Worst
headache ever.
2. Photosensitivity.
3. Nausea and vomiting.
4. Vertigo.
5. Malaise.
6. Intolerable of loud noises.
◉ What's the best way to deal with a psychiatric patient? Answer:
Do not agree with them. Instead state that you understand how they
feel.
,◉ What would you suspect in a patient with hematoemisis with the
consistency of coffee grounds and dark blood in their stool. Answer:
An upper GI bleed.
◉ What would you suspect in a patient with bright red blood in their
stool? Answer: A lower GI bleed.
◉ What is dialysis? Answer: Artificial cleaning of the blood for
patients with renal failure.
◉ What are common complication of dialysis? Answer: 1. Electrolyte
imbalances.
2. Hypotension.
3. Cardiac arrhythmias.
◉ What is blunt trauma? Answer: Energy exchange between an
object and a human body without intrusion through the skin.
◉ What does the law of inertia tell us? Newtons law Answer: That a
body in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an outside
force. Additionally, a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on
by an outside force.
,◉ What does the law of conservation of energy tell us? Answer: That
energy can neither be created not destroyed, it can only be changed
from one form to another.
◉ What is a closed injury? Answer: An indirect injury to underlying
structures that may involve the tearing of muscle, vessels, and bones,
or the rupture of solid organs.
◉ What is a penetrating injury? Answer: An open, direct injury to
underlying structures.
◉ What are the events of impact in an automobile crash? Answer: 1.
Vehicle collision.
2. Body collision.
3. Organ collision.
4. Secondary collisions.
5. Possible additional injuries if the vehicle receives a second impact.
◉ What are secondary collisions in an automobile crash? Answer:
When objects inside the vehicle strike the occupant.
◉ What is the purpose of seatbelts? Answer: To ensure that the
occupant slows with the vehicle.
, ◉ What is the purpose of airbags? Answer: To reduce blunt chest
trauma.
◉ What body parts are often injured by airbag deployment? Answer:
1. Hands.
2. Forearms.
3. Face.
◉ Which direction should a safety seat intended for infants and very
small children face? Answer: It should be rear facing.
◉ Which direction should a safety seat intended for an older child
face? Answer: It should face forward.
◉ What are the different types of impact in a motor vehicle crash?
Answer: 1. Frontal (32%).
2. Lateral (15%).
3. Rotational (38%).
4. Rear-end (9%).
5. Rollover (6%).
◉ What types of injuries are typically seen in a frontal impact motor
vehicle accident? Answer: 1. Down-and-under injuries to the knee,
femur, or hip.
