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SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS EXAMPolicy 108 - System Variance Reporting - Answers- incidents that result in a threat to
public safety, patient, by-stander, or responder harm
What types of incidents are considered Level A variances? - Answers- any incident that
results in a threat to public safety, patient, by-stander or responder harm
1. gross negligence
2. fraud of certifications
3. repeated negligence
4. incompetence
A. any deviation from an EMS Agency policy or treatment protocol with patient harm
B. medication or procedural errors with patient harm
C. failure or refusal to respond to request for aid, whether from the public or another
system provider
D. equipment failure or malfunction with patient harm
E. any significant EMS-related event that would be reported to another regulatory
agency
What is the maximum time you must report a Level B variance? - Answers- within five
(5) business days
What type of incidents are considered Level C variances? - Answers- incidents where
the responders provided outstanding care and went above and beyond the normal
expectations of responders; compliments
A. good patient outcome
B. outstanding customer service
C. positive provider agency/hospital cooperation
D. field supervisor went above and beyond normal expectations
What form would you use to file a variance report? - Answers- EMS Form #903
(System Performance Variance Report)
Policy 109 - Policy Development and Implementation - Answers- standards for creation,
revision, and implementation of SCC Pre-Hospital Care Policy (including plans,
protocols, procedures, etc.)
How will policy implementation be disseminated to you? - Answers- EMS Program
Manager
, What other resources do you have to find new policies and updates? - Answers- -
county EMS website
-county EMS app
-electronic/social media
-hardcopy
Which policy addressed allocation and implementation of resources? - Answers- Policy
#109
Policy 500 - Electronic Patient Care - Answers- minimum standard criteria for the
completion and submission of electronic patient care record (ePCR)
When an MCI alert occurs with five (5) or more patients, is a PCR required? - Answers-
No; the EMS Agency may temporarily suspend the requirement to complete an ePCR in
certain times of mass causality incidents, large scale disasters, or EMS Data System
failure.
What would you use in lieu of an ePCR when an MCI alert occurs with five (5) or more
patients? - Answers- triage tags
Policy 501 - Hospital Radio Reports - Answers- standard hospital radio report format for
prehospital care providers to inform a hospital of pending arrival and when
communicating with the Base Hospital
What alerts (hospital report/ringdown) require use of the county radio? - Answers- -
Major Trauma Victim (MTV)
-STEMI
-Stroke
-critical patient transports, transporting with red lights and sirens (RLS/code 3)
-when cell phone/landline contact is NOT possible
What channel do you use for major alerts via the county radio when cell phone contact
is NOT possible? - Answers- EMS Command 92
For interfacility transports, what form of communication us used for ringdowns? -
Answers- NOT to occur on SCC EMS Communications System frequencies; is the
responsibility private ambulance service DISPATCH center
What is the maximum time you must report a Level A variance? - Answers- within 24
hours
Who must be notified ASAP of a Level A variance? - Answers- EMS On-Duty Chief via
County Communications
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