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SANTA CLARA COUNTY EMS TESTName all Santa Clara County Hospitals - Answers- 1. El Camino Hospital of Los Gatos
2. El Camino Hospital of Mountain
3. Good Samaritan Hospital
4. Kaiser Foundation San Jose
5. Kaiser Foundation Santa Clara
6. O'Connor Hospital
7. Palo Alto Veterans Administration
8. Regional Medical Center of San Jose
9. Saint Louise Regional Medical
10. Santa Clara Valley Medical
11. Stanford University Medical Center
What is the 100 series composed of? - Answers- 107 - Stakeholder involvement
108 - System Variance Reporting
Name all committees involved in 107 - Answers- - Emergency Medical Services
Committee (EMSCo.)
- Prehospital Providers Advisory Committee
- Medical Directors Advisory Committee (MDAC)
- Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Committee
- Clinical Practice Advisory Committee (CPAC)
Define Emergency Medical Services Committee (EMSCo.) and which series does it
belong to - Answers- Series 107 A diverse group of representatives of all provider levels
(field paramedics, EMTs, city managers, etc.) that provide recommendations to the
Agency and Health Advisory Commission
Define Prehospital Providers Advisory Committee and which series does it belong to -
Answers- Series 107 Made of representatives from each provider agency, hospitals, law
enforcement, etc. that
focuses on the logistics and operations of EMS
Define Medical Directors Advisory Committee (MDAC) and which series does it belong
to - Answers- Series 107 Comprised of various physician groups (South Bay Medical
Directors Association, provider agency Medical Directors, etc.) that focus on clinical
care issues and integration of patient care resources
Define Multi-Casualty Incident (MCI) Committee and which series does it belong to -
Answers- Series 107 A diverse group of emergency service responders who focus on
development and implementation of MCI plans and procedures
Define Clinical Practice Advisory Committee (CPAC) and which series does it belong to
- Answers- Made of various system stakeholders (field personnel, physician, nurses,
etc.) who provide
, recommendations related to the clinical aspects of EMS system. This includes
protocols,
orders, quality assurance and improvement, etc.
What is series 108 - Answers- 108: System Variance Reporting. Level A,B,C Variance
What is Level A variance and which series does it belong to? What is the required
paperwork for Level A? When do you report this? - Answers- 108 series
- Any incident that results in a threat to public safety, patient, bystander or responder
harm
- Report immediately to the EMS Duty Chief via County Communications and submit the
EMS System Variance Report (Form #903) to the EMS Agency within 24 hours
- Submit copy of PCR and statements of those involved in the incident
What is the 400 series? - Answers- 403: Trauma Center Service Areas
Which hospitals are Adult Trauma centers? - Answers- - Stanford University Hospital
SUH
- Santa Clara Valley Med Center VMC
- Regional Medical San Jose RSJ
What is SUH catchment zone - Answers- Northern border of SCC to De Anza Blvd in
Cupertino and through the center of Sunnyvale
What are VMC catchment zones? - Answers- i. South of De Anza Blvd in Cupertino and
south of Sunnyvale-Saratoga Road to East Remington/Fair Oaks Ave in Sunnyvale
ii. Eastern border is North First Street/Monterey Highway from San Jose (Alviso) to the
southern boundary at the intersection of highway 101 and 85 in SJ
iii. Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85 and West of 101 extending to
the southernmost border of the county will be transported to VMC
What are RSJ catchment zones - Answers- - Extends from all areas east of North First
Street/Monterey Highway (includes Milpitas) to the southern boundary at the 101/85
intersection in SJ. The northern border is SF Bay
- Patients requiring transport from areas south of 101/85 interchange and east of 101
extending into the southernmost borders of the county shall be transported to RSJ
What is the 500 series? - Answers- 501: Hospital Radio Reports
What should you do for standard hospital notifications? - Answers- Standard hospital
notifications shall occur via cell phone or service dispatch centers
What happens if Major Trauma Victim, STEMI, stroke, critical Code 3 transports to the
hospital & phone contact is not possible? - Answers- MTV (Major Trauma Victim) alerts,
STEMI alerts, Stroke alerts, and critical transports, transporting Code 3, to the hospital
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