In military time, 11:30 a.m. would be recorded as ________ in a patient's chart.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
1130
11:30 a.m. is written as 1130. When using military time, the day begins at 0001 (12:01 a.m.) and ends with 2400 or 2400 (12:00 midnight). The number of the hour is used with zeros as appropriate to indicate both hours and minutes.
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