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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The emergency medical dispatcher's next step after interrogating a caller would be to follow established guidelines to determine the appropriate level of response. This is done to ensure the proper resources are dispatched to the scene and to avoid unnecessary delays. Calling the patient's insurance company for preapproval or transferring care of the patient to the receiving facility with a hand-off report would come later in the process. Sending a first responder engine company and paramedics would also be determined by the established guidelines.

The Emergency Medical Dispatcher Has Just Finished Interrogating a Caller