Title: List the priorities of the essential items of information that the EMD must obtain from each caller who requests EMS assistance.
Course: Emergency Medical Telecommunications (14055-V) > Section: Understanding Legal and Liability Issues

List should include the following:

- Where—location of the patient
- What—nature of the medical emergency
- Who—to whom it occurred
- How—how it occurred
- When—when it occurred
- Other—scene safety

Process/Skill Questions:

- How would you explain the where-what-who-how-when order?
- How could the "where" affect the outcome of the patient's survival?
- How do you identify potential hazards and/or threats?