So EMS providers shouldn't do that? you have a violently resisting person, who is suspected of experiencing excited delirium, who the cops are actively fighting with... should the medics tell the cops to let the person go to see what is occurring? Especially when the person is "in custody of Law enforcement," which might bring up additional questions about how should a person in custody of an officer be treated by EMS?
So this was a medication error right? Because when I said what the Vanderbilt nurse did was criminal, many people on here disagreed (
https://emtlife.com/threads/medication-error-learning.47485/page-3#post-709139 for those who forgot what
@Carlos Danger said). In the nurse's case, it was the wrong meds, in this case, it was the wrong dosage, but both medication errors. Wasn't the argument here that medication errors weren't criminal acts, and should be handled in civil court?
But who is in jail? who is being held accountable? not the cops (ok, one of the 3 was), but both paramedics were convicted. And I will agree that they should have monitored the patient after the administration, after the scene calms down.
Should they serve time in jail? I don't know, but I don't think prison will "reform" them, so I don't think anyone will benefit from prison, other than the family who want to see "justice served."
All I know is that this furthers my belief that I never want to step foot on an ambulance ever again. the risk is too high for the pay that is too low.