Code 46 indicates which situation?

Code 46 indicates which situation?

• A. Sick or injured person
• B. Medical detail
• C. Ambulance
• D. DOA/ dead body found

Answer: (B)

Code 46 is a medical detail. In these radio code systems, numbers are used to identify specific operations or tasks, and this one directly signals that officers are assigned to a medical detail—coordinating with EMS, handling medical transport, or managing a medical-related assignment on scene. It’s about the type of duty rather than describing the patient’s condition or requesting a particular resource. So, hearing Code 46 tells responders that the primary focus on scene is a medical detail, not simply that someone is sick or injured, not that an ambulance is being requested, and not that a death has been found. The other options describe the situation (a medical call, ambulance resource, or DOA) in different terms, whereas Code 46 specifically designates the medical detail assignment.

Code 46 is a medical detail. In these radio code systems, numbers are used to identify specific operations or tasks, and this one directly signals that officers are assigned to a medical detail—coordinating with EMS, handling medical transport, or managing a medical-related assignment on scene. It’s about the type of duty rather than describing the patient’s condition or requesting a particular resource.

So, hearing Code 46 tells responders that the primary focus on scene is a medical detail, not simply that someone is sick or injured, not that an ambulance is being requested, and not that a death has been found. The other options describe the situation (a medical call, ambulance resource, or DOA) in different terms, whereas Code 46 specifically designates the medical detail assignment.