EMERGENCY CARE & TRANSPORTATION OF
THE SICK AND INJURED STUDY GUIDE 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ AEMT.
Answer: Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
◉ Advanced Life Support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now
being provided by the EMT.
◉ ALS.
Answer: Advanced life support
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect
individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
◉ ADA.
Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act
, ◉ Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmias [ventricular fibrillation & ventricular tachycardia] and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.
◉ AED.
Answer: Automated external defibrillator
◉ Certification.
Answer: A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined
standards to provide safe and ethical care.
◉ Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all
aspects of an EMS system
◉ CQI.
Answer: Continuous quality improvement
◉ Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD).
THE SICK AND INJURED STUDY GUIDE 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS AND PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
◉ AEMT.
Answer: Advanced Emergency Medical Technician
◉ Advanced Life Support (ALS).
Answer: Advanced lifesaving procedures, some of which are now
being provided by the EMT.
◉ ALS.
Answer: Advanced life support
◉ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Answer: Comprehensive legislation that is designed to protect
individuals with disabilities against discrimination.
◉ ADA.
Answer: Americans with Disabilities Act
, ◉ Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
Answer: A device that detects treatable life-threatening cardiac
arrhythmias [ventricular fibrillation & ventricular tachycardia] and
delivers the appropriate electrical shock to the patient.
◉ AED.
Answer: Automated external defibrillator
◉ Certification.
Answer: A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is
evaluated and recognized as meeting certain predetermined
standards to provide safe and ethical care.
◉ Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI).
Answer: A system of internal and external reviews and audits of all
aspects of an EMS system
◉ CQI.
Answer: Continuous quality improvement
◉ Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD).
