They assessed her, provided the care indicated, and transferred her onto the stretcher without asking her to stand through the pain.

At 8:34, the ambulance doors closed.

Mia said her mother was at work.

Erin made sure the hospital received the request about Derek along with the medical observations.

“He comes in my room,” Mia said during transport.

Erin thanked her for telling her.

She did not start a detailed investigative interview in the ambulance.

The child needed medical care, and any fuller account of possible harm would require the people trained to obtain it without leading her.