Question

Monica LePointe was murdered at a popular dance club called Disco Inferno. The main suspect in the crime is her cousin Erika Harris. Monica’s body was found by another club dancer, who immediately yelled for a bouncer. The bouncer realized Monica was dead or dying and made a 911 call. A medical team arrived, followed soon by a nearby uniformed police officer/beat officer, who cordoned off the area. Sometime later, a police detective arrived to investigate the crime. In this scenario, which of the parties in this scenario is a first responder?

Answer 1

From the given scenario, it is apparent that the first responder is the medical team. The first responder is defined as a person with specialized training that arrives first on an emergency scene.

Although the club dancer is the first person who found Monica’s body and the bouncer is the one who knows of Monica’s current condition, the paragraph does not mention whether the club dancer or the bouncer are trained to deal with a medical emergency situation.

Thus, the first group of people with specialized training to arrive on the scene makes the most sense to be the first responders: the medical team.

Answer 2

Answer:

The first responders in this scenario were the medical team and the police officer.

Explanation:

A first responder is someone whose job requires him/her to be among the first people to respond to an emergency and is responsible for the preservation of life (help any injured people), property and any evidence regarding what caused the emergency. First responders are usually medical personnel, firefighters and police officers.

In this case, being a first responder doesn't mean that it was the first person who arrived at the scene, both the medical team and the police officer are the first responders even though the medical got there before.