Which of the following is a correct listing of EMS dispatch call dispositions?

• A. Assist, Canceled, Patient Dead at Scene
• B. On Scene, Enroute, Completed
• C. Standby, Transfer, No Patient
• D. Assist, On Scene, Patient Alive at Scene

Answer: (A)

Dispositions are the final outcomes logged for a call, not the unit’s current status during response. A correct listing uses terms that clearly describe how the call ended. The trio of outcomes—Assist, Canceled, and Patient Dead at Scene—covers distinct, final scenarios a dispatcher would record: you assisted another unit, the dispatch was canceled, or a patient was pronounced dead at the scene. The other options mix ongoing status indicators like On Scene or Enroute, which describe where the unit is during the response rather than the call’s end result, or use terms that aren’t standard final outcomes (such as Standby, Transfer, or Patient Alive at Scene), which can be ambiguous for reporting. So, this set best represents the final dispositions a dispatcher should log.