The Emergency Medical Dispatcher Has Just Finished Interrogating a Caller

question 45

Multiple Choice

The emergency medical dispatcher has just finished interrogating a caller. The next step would be for the dispatcher to:

• A) follow established guidelines to determine the appropriate level of response.
• B) call the patient's insurance company for preapproval.
• C) transfer care of the patient to the receiving facility with a hand-off report.
• D) send a first responder engine company and paramedics.

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