Before unloading, handling or transferring injured persons, security officers should first be?

• A. Trained
• B. Calm
• C. Informed
• D. Authorized

Answer: (A)

Proper training is essential because moving an injured person requires specific, practiced techniques to prevent further harm. Training provides the skills for scene assessment, immobilization, safe lifting, and patient transport, as well as how to use equipment, protect yourself with appropriate PPE, and coordinate with medical responders. It also covers when to move and when to wait for EMS, plus how to document and communicate what you did.

Being calm helps manage the scene, and being informed aids decision-making, and authorization is necessary to act. But without training, those qualities don’t give you the hands-on skills and judgment needed to move someone safely. Training turns knowledge into safe, effective action and reduces the risk to both the injured person and the officer.