Despite my username here, I would never do anything but offer basic support if I happened to stumble across an arrest or other such situation until the on-duty emt gets there. Hero-complexes can certainly lead to bad outcomes and give ems a bad rep.
If I happened to be the driver during a particular patient's transport, I'll ask them once we get to the destination if they had a smooth ride. They (usually) say "yes" and I look disappointed and say "I'll have to try harder on the next trip."
I am in a paramedic program at a school in GA now that is similar to OMI. If I had stayed in FL I definitely would have gone there for my medic. As far as how well they prepare their students for medic A&P, I think it is probably very difficult for a lot of people who haven't already taken an...