This is interesting. I once called 911 for a violent homeless man on a subway platform and they said they’d dispatch an ambulance and not police. Kinda felt like EMTs wouldn’t be equipped for the violent aspect, and police wouldn’t be equipped for the potentially mentally ill aspect. I wonder if cases like this affect emergency response efficiency and cost.
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This is interesting. I once called 911 for a violent homeless man on a subway platform and they said they’d dispatch an ambulance and not police. Kinda felt like EMTs wouldn’t be equipped for the violent aspect, and police wouldn’t be equipped for the potentially mentally ill aspect. I wonder if cases like this affect emergency response efficiency and cost.