SCC EMS ORIENTATION EXAM WITH
CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2024 – 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
EMS Medical Director - ANSWERS-- Medical control, clinical operations,
management of trauma system
- Ensuring proper training
- Developing treatment protocols
- Developing triage and destination policies
- Trauma system quality improvement
- Monitoring clinical compliance
One at each trauma center!
STANDARD DISPATCH ORDERS - ANSWERS-2 Alert EMS Command Staff to Monitor
Command 95 for Instructions or Information
4 Alert All EMS System Units
7 All Hospitals Ordered Open
8 Discontinue all Patient Care Reports (PCRs) and Replace with Triage Tags
,9 Conduct an EMS System Resource Roll Call - Determine Status and Welfare
12 Notify San Jose, Santa Clara City, and Gilroy Fire Departments that unrestricted
use fire based ambulance units has been authorized and units may be used
system-wide (11 is non system wide)
22 Move All Ambulances to Mobilization Centers
23-25 Level 3 (4,5) Activation of the Multiple Patient Management Plan
comprehensive stroke centers - ANSWERS-ECH, GSH, RSJ, SUH
STEMI centers - ANSWERS-ECH, GSH, KSC, OCH, RSJ, STH, SUH, VMC
adult trama centers - ANSWERS-RSJ, SUH, VMC
peds trauma centers - ANSWERS-SUH, VMC
psych centers - ANSWERS-ECH, PAV, SUH, VMC
burn centers - ANSWERS-VMC
primary stroke centers - ANSWERS-ECH, GSH, KSC, LGH, OCH, RSJ, SLH, STH, SUH,
VMC
VAD centers - ANSWERS-SUH, KSC
, approved out of county hospital - ANSWERS-HHH, KFF, KRC, SEQ, WTH
trauma center service areas (west to east) - ANSWERS-SUH, VMC, RSJ
is lack of inpatient beds sufficient cause to implement hospital bypass? -
ANSWERS-no
how many hospitals can be on bypass at one time? - ANSWERS-Only one (1)
hospital may be on bypass at any one time in a Bypass Zone; exception of PAV
(federally exempt from this requirement and would continue to receive 911
System patients who request transport to PAV); Only one Trauma Center may be
on bypass status at a time
how long can a hospital be on bypass? - ANSWERS-Hospitals may remain on
bypass status for no more than sixty (60) minutes per occurrence
Major Trauma Victims (MTVs) - ANSWERS-Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) less than 14
, Systolic blood pressure (BP) less than 90 , Respiratory Rate less than 10 or
greater than 29 per minute,Penetrating injuries to head, neck, chest, back,
abdomen, groin, or extremities proximal to the elbow or knee. B. Two (2) or more
proximal long bone fractures. C. Traumatic paralysis or paresthesia. D. Flail or
crushed chest. E. Amputations proximal to the wrist or ankle. F. Suspected pelvic
fractures. (See Section VII.), Crushed, degloved or mangled extremity., Open or
depressed skull fracture
