In CPR, what does 'days' mean?

In CPR, what does 'days' mean?

• A. The starting day is included; period begins the day after.
• B. The day on which the period begins is not included.
• C. All days are calendar days including weekends.
• D. Only business days count.

Answer: (B)

In CPR time calculations, the count starts the day after the triggering event; the day on which the period begins is not included. So if something must be done within a certain number of days and the event happens on a Wednesday, you begin counting on Thursday, and the deadline falls a day N days later (with the N-th day being the last counted day). This is why the correct idea is that the starting day is not counted. For example, with a 7-day deadline from service on Wednesday, the count begins on Thursday, and the deadline is the following Wednesday. The other options misstate when counting starts (including the starting day) or what days are counted (business days vs calendar days), which is why they’re not correct.

In CPR time calculations, the count starts the day after the triggering event; the day on which the period begins is not included. So if something must be done within a certain number of days and the event happens on a Wednesday, you begin counting on Thursday, and the deadline falls a day N days later (with the N-th day being the last counted day).

This is why the correct idea is that the starting day is not counted. For example, with a 7-day deadline from service on Wednesday, the count begins on Thursday, and the deadline is the following Wednesday. The other options misstate when counting starts (including the starting day) or what days are counted (business days vs calendar days), which is why they’re not correct.