You have arrived on the scene of a call for a possible stroke. On your arrival, the patient denies signs and symptoms, is alert and oriented, and moves all extremities well. Her husband states that before you arrived the patient could not move her right arm and the left side of her face seemed to be slack. Which of the following has MOST likely occurred?
A) The patient suffered a cerebral vascular accident.
B) The patient is suffering from aphasia.
C) The patient has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
D) The patient suffered a transient ischemic attack.
Question 2
Most dispatch services use military time to establish times. Which of the following time conversions is CORRECT?
A) 0000 is midnight
B) 1500 is 3 A.M.
C) 2250 is 8:30 P.M.
D) 0130 is 1:30 P.M.
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