PSFA Final Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
1. In an emergency, which is the second and most crucial action (the first being identifying
there is an emergency) - CORRECT ANSWER activating the EMS system by dialing
9-1-1 or other local emergency number
2. who administers medical oversight? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical directors
3. what body system has the heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood as the major
structures - CORRECT ANSWER circulatory system
4. what body system has the mouth, nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm as major structures?
- CORRECT ANSWER respiratory system
5. what are the four components of the scene size up? - CORRECT ANSWER scene
safety, number of victims, resources needed, and mechanisms of injury/nature of illness
6. the importance of making sure the emergency scene is safe is - CORRECT
ANSWER to ensure the safety of the first responder and others at the scene
7. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - CORRECT
ANSWER assume the wires are energized and move the crowd back
8. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - CORRECT
ANSWER assume the wires are energized and move the crowd back
9. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - CORRECT ANSWER Identify immediate
threats to life.
, 10. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - CORRECT ANSWER Identify immediate
threats to life.
11. For a victim who is unstable, you should repeat the initial assessment every. - CORRECT
ANSWER 5 Minutes
12. The "L" in Sample refers to - - CORRECT ANSWER Last oral intake.
13. Where do you check the pulse of a conscious adult or child. - CORRECT
ANSWER radial artery
14. When looking at a patient's skin what characteristic is not involved with the assessment -
CORRECT ANSWER Elasticity
15. which of the following is NOT a safe lifting technique. - CORRECT
ANSWER Starting to move without communicating with your lifting partner(s)
16. When trying to examine a —— use the 5 second look, listen, and feel method. -
CORRECT ANSWER patient's breathing
17. AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive
18. The "M" in SAMPLE stands for - - CORRECT ANSWER Medications
19. check the ——- on an infant whether unconscious or conscious. - CORRECT
ANSWER brachial pulse
20. You open the airway of a victim of a sudden illness with the —— - CORRECT
ANSWER Head tilt/chin lift method.
CORRECT Answers
1. In an emergency, which is the second and most crucial action (the first being identifying
there is an emergency) - CORRECT ANSWER activating the EMS system by dialing
9-1-1 or other local emergency number
2. who administers medical oversight? - CORRECT ANSWER Medical directors
3. what body system has the heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood as the major
structures - CORRECT ANSWER circulatory system
4. what body system has the mouth, nose, trachea, lungs, and diaphragm as major structures?
- CORRECT ANSWER respiratory system
5. what are the four components of the scene size up? - CORRECT ANSWER scene
safety, number of victims, resources needed, and mechanisms of injury/nature of illness
6. the importance of making sure the emergency scene is safe is - CORRECT
ANSWER to ensure the safety of the first responder and others at the scene
7. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - CORRECT
ANSWER assume the wires are energized and move the crowd back
8. if there are downed electrical wires at a vehicle collision you should - - CORRECT
ANSWER assume the wires are energized and move the crowd back
9. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - CORRECT ANSWER Identify immediate
threats to life.
, 10. The initial assessment's purpose is to - - CORRECT ANSWER Identify immediate
threats to life.
11. For a victim who is unstable, you should repeat the initial assessment every. - CORRECT
ANSWER 5 Minutes
12. The "L" in Sample refers to - - CORRECT ANSWER Last oral intake.
13. Where do you check the pulse of a conscious adult or child. - CORRECT
ANSWER radial artery
14. When looking at a patient's skin what characteristic is not involved with the assessment -
CORRECT ANSWER Elasticity
15. which of the following is NOT a safe lifting technique. - CORRECT
ANSWER Starting to move without communicating with your lifting partner(s)
16. When trying to examine a —— use the 5 second look, listen, and feel method. -
CORRECT ANSWER patient's breathing
17. AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER alert, verbal, painful, unresponsive
18. The "M" in SAMPLE stands for - - CORRECT ANSWER Medications
19. check the ——- on an infant whether unconscious or conscious. - CORRECT
ANSWER brachial pulse
20. You open the airway of a victim of a sudden illness with the —— - CORRECT
ANSWER Head tilt/chin lift method.
