In the Golden Hour task sequence, which task is last?

• A. Dispatch
• B. Response
• C. Notification
• D. Surgical intervention

Answer: (D)

The final step in the Golden Hour task sequence is surgical intervention, because the goal of the Golden Hour is to move the patient from initial recognition and stabilization to definitive treatment as quickly as possible. You start with dispatch to activate resources, then the response to reach the scene, and then notify the receiving hospital so they can prepare the trauma team and facilities. All of these steps set up the patient for definitive care, which is carried out through surgical intervention in the operating room or trauma suite. The other steps are prerequisites that enable timely definitive care, not the endpoint of the sequence.