At 3:00 a.m. you receive a call for a "man down." While en route to the scene, you ask the dispatcher to provide additional information, but the dispatcher advises you the caller was abrupt on the phone and then hung up. You should:
A) ask the dispatcher if law enforcement is en route to the scene.
B) assume the caller was panicked because the patient is critically ill.
C) advise the dispatcher to send a second paramedic crew to the scene.
D) stage in a safe area until contact with the caller can be reestablished.
Ans: A) ask the dispatcher if law enforcement is en route to the scene.
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