Who is a 1st party caller?

• A. The patient or victim
• B. A bystander
• C. A dispatcher
• D. A supervisor

Answer: (A)

The main idea is that a first-party caller is the person directly involved in the emergency who is calling about it on their own behalf. In this scenario, that’s the patient or victim because they are the one experiencing the problem and initiating the call to get help. This distinction matters because you’ll get the most accurate, firsthand information about location, symptoms, and status when you’re speaking with the person affected. If the patient can’t speak, a bystander may relay information, but the original reporter remains the first-party. A dispatcher or supervisor isn’t the caller in this context; they’re part of the response system rather than the person reporting the incident.