I was told by a person who is part of Trenton’s EMS protection that recently Ambulances and Paramedic vehicles have been arriving at scenes of violence before the police.
When this happens the EMS personnel wait at a nearby location, out of sight, until officers arrive and let them know it is safe. This policy has always existed and seems prudent.
This means that the arrival times of EMS personnel to scenes of violence, are contingent upon the response times of police.
Victims of stabbings, shootings, beatings (by fists or other items) and domestic violence assaults may have to wait much longer for medical treatment.
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The obvious solution is that the EMS crew on their way to a crime scene should look for a cop on foot patrol and give him a lift. Everyone gets there at the same time.
Seriously, though, this is a situation beyond absurd. Citizens are now clearly endangered by direct decisions taken by the mayor and what remains of a criminally-incompetent administration of bullies and crooks.