PSFA UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS And
CORRECT Answers
What is EMS? - CORRECT ANSWERS basic and advanced medical care at the scene of an
emergency and en route to a hospital.
Levels of Care - CORRECT ANSWERS Medical Director - Provides medical direction for EMS
Paramedic - ALS
Emergency Medical Technician - BLS
PSFA - BLS
PSFA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS Perform patient assessments, splint injured
limbs, provide supplemental oxygen, insert airway adjuncts, obtain vital signs
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS Defines what a medical provider with the
appropriate licensure can and cannot do by law. It is illegal to perform operations outside your
scope of practice.
Standard of Care - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment that is accepted by medical experts as a
proper treatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used by healthcare
professionals.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWERS When harm or damage is caused to a patient as a result
of breaching a duty to act
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWERS When a provider begins treating a patient but stops
without transferring the care to someone with appropriate expertise
,Assault - CORRECT ANSWERS an act or a threat to inflict harm on a patient
Battery - CORRECT ANSWERS touching a patient without consent.
Kidnapping - CORRECT ANSWERS The seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away of a
person by force
False Imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWERS Keeping and transporting the patient without
consent
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWERS Exist to protect an off-duty provider from
liability when he or she provides care to patients out of ethical responsibility
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS Made by conscious, mentally competent adults.
The patient verbally or otherwise acknowledges that they want you to provide care or transport
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS automatically assumed if a patient is unresponsive
or unable to make a rational decision
Minor Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS PSFA must obtain the consent of the parent or
guardian. If the parent or guardian is unreachable, then implied consent is assumed
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWERS A law requires that all healthcare providers protect any and
all protected health information (PHI) from unauthorized disclosure
You are a mandated reporter when... - CORRECT ANSWERS Witness an incident or receive
information or evidence
, When must you report alleged abuse? - CORRECT ANSWERS Within 48 hours
Red flags of abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS Burns on a young child, multiple injuries in
various stages of healing, any bruising on a child less than 4 months
BSI - CORRECT ANSWERS used to protect responders from potential illness or injury due
to exposure to bodily fluids or other hazards. Gloves and eye pro
What is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWERS any disease causing agent
Supine - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying face up
Prone - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying face down
Lateral Recumbant - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying on his or her side. Can be left or right
lateral recumbent.
Fowler's position - CORRECT ANSWERS sitting with upper body elevated at a 45 to 60
degree angle
Trendelenburg Position - CORRECT ANSWERS supine with feet elevated above the head
what position is best for pregnant women? - CORRECT ANSWERS Left Lateral Recumbant
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWERS Both sides of body
CORRECT Answers
What is EMS? - CORRECT ANSWERS basic and advanced medical care at the scene of an
emergency and en route to a hospital.
Levels of Care - CORRECT ANSWERS Medical Director - Provides medical direction for EMS
Paramedic - ALS
Emergency Medical Technician - BLS
PSFA - BLS
PSFA scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS Perform patient assessments, splint injured
limbs, provide supplemental oxygen, insert airway adjuncts, obtain vital signs
scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWERS Defines what a medical provider with the
appropriate licensure can and cannot do by law. It is illegal to perform operations outside your
scope of practice.
Standard of Care - CORRECT ANSWERS Treatment that is accepted by medical experts as a
proper treatment for a certain type of disease and that is widely used by healthcare
professionals.
Negligence - CORRECT ANSWERS When harm or damage is caused to a patient as a result
of breaching a duty to act
Abandonment - CORRECT ANSWERS When a provider begins treating a patient but stops
without transferring the care to someone with appropriate expertise
,Assault - CORRECT ANSWERS an act or a threat to inflict harm on a patient
Battery - CORRECT ANSWERS touching a patient without consent.
Kidnapping - CORRECT ANSWERS The seizing, confining, abducting, or carrying away of a
person by force
False Imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWERS Keeping and transporting the patient without
consent
Good Samaritan Laws - CORRECT ANSWERS Exist to protect an off-duty provider from
liability when he or she provides care to patients out of ethical responsibility
Expressed Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS Made by conscious, mentally competent adults.
The patient verbally or otherwise acknowledges that they want you to provide care or transport
Implied Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS automatically assumed if a patient is unresponsive
or unable to make a rational decision
Minor Consent - CORRECT ANSWERS PSFA must obtain the consent of the parent or
guardian. If the parent or guardian is unreachable, then implied consent is assumed
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWERS A law requires that all healthcare providers protect any and
all protected health information (PHI) from unauthorized disclosure
You are a mandated reporter when... - CORRECT ANSWERS Witness an incident or receive
information or evidence
, When must you report alleged abuse? - CORRECT ANSWERS Within 48 hours
Red flags of abuse - CORRECT ANSWERS Burns on a young child, multiple injuries in
various stages of healing, any bruising on a child less than 4 months
BSI - CORRECT ANSWERS used to protect responders from potential illness or injury due
to exposure to bodily fluids or other hazards. Gloves and eye pro
What is a pathogen? - CORRECT ANSWERS any disease causing agent
Supine - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying face up
Prone - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying face down
Lateral Recumbant - CORRECT ANSWERS Lying on his or her side. Can be left or right
lateral recumbent.
Fowler's position - CORRECT ANSWERS sitting with upper body elevated at a 45 to 60
degree angle
Trendelenburg Position - CORRECT ANSWERS supine with feet elevated above the head
what position is best for pregnant women? - CORRECT ANSWERS Left Lateral Recumbant
Bilateral - CORRECT ANSWERS Both sides of body
