Your Ambulance Was Dispatched for a Patient Complaining of Shortness

question 42

Multiple Choice

Your ambulance was dispatched for a patient complaining of shortness of breath at 1512. You arrived on scene at 1523 and left at 1538. You arrived at the hospital with the patient at 1557 and were back in service at 1622. Which one of the following is true?

• A) Your scene time was 15 minutes.
• B) You arrived on the scene at 5:23 p.m.
• C) The call took place in the morning.
• D) The time spent at the hospital was 16 minutes and 22 seconds.

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