EMERGENCY CARE & TRANSPORTATION OF
THE SICK AND INJURED CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate
units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing
callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
◉ EMD.
Answer: Emergency medical dispatch
◉ Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
Answer: The first trained individual, such as a police officer,
firefighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
◉ EMR.
Answer: Emergency medical responder
◉ Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined
efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide pre-hospital
emergency care to the sick and injured.
THE SICK AND INJURED CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ 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).
Answer: A system that assists dispatchers in selecting appropriate
units to respond to a particular call for assistance and in providing
callers with vital instructions until the arrival of EMS crews.
◉ EMD.
Answer: Emergency medical dispatch
◉ Emergency Medical Responder (EMR).
Answer: The first trained individual, such as a police officer,
firefighter, lifeguard, or other rescuer, to arrive at the scene of an
emergency to provide initial medical assistance.
◉ EMR.
Answer: Emergency medical responder
◉ Emergency Medical Services (EMS).
Answer: A multidisciplinary system that represents the combined
efforts of several professionals and agencies to provide pre-hospital
emergency care to the sick and injured.
