When dealing with a large hospital campus, what tactic helps ensure you reach the correct entrance?

• A. Use campus maps, addresses, and any access instructions from dispatch; follow signage to correct entrance.
• B. Follow any visible entrance.
• C. Enter through the first door you see.
• D. Wait for a patient to guide you to entrance.

Answer: (A)

On a large hospital campus, the crucial tactic is to verify the exact entrance using official directions—campus maps, the precise address, and any access instructions from dispatch—and then follow the signs to that entrance. This approach accounts for multiple entrances, restricted doors, and department-specific entry points, reducing the risk of arriving at the wrong building or getting stopped by security. It also helps you coordinate with security and patient transport and keeps you moving toward the right loading area quickly.

Relying on the nearest visible entrance or the first door you see can lead you to the wrong building or a restricted area, and waiting for a patient to guide you is not reliable in an EMS scenario.