yankee wrote:
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It may be just like in a hospital, the time clock has one time, a clock on the wall another, everyone has a watch, they probably are not in sync and if a timepiece gains or loses time, well then, there you are.
Point well taken, normally when something critical is happening in the hospital, arrest, medication times, you sync. the time by stating it outloud, for example, time of death, the doctor states time of death 1015, and asks is that correct?
You make sure you buy a good time piece and always wear it, and the nurse in charge or supervisor adjust times if clock on wall is incorrect...usually also during critical events in hospital there is a recorder, a person specifically designated to notate times, of treatments, medications etc...
911 dispatchers and those in charge, it is their duty to make sure times are correct...part of the job...
what I can't imagine is that someone willfully changed the times...but anything is possible...
a minute here or there, is nothing, however, 7-8 minutes is a bit of a stretch, and if times do not add up, because you might have been too busy to notice, you would check with dispatch before making a report...accident reports and 911 documents are legal documents
all that said, it is not a perfect world...
unfortunately, when *&^ happens and your timing and actions come under a magnifying glass, all that is necessary is some answers to state why and how much timing if off...