…So if you use your hands to put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding, you won’t get an ambulance?
Comment on What's the point of American police saying "Show your hands" after they shot a man?
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
If the person is able and willing to surrender after being shot, showing their hands (empty of anything they may have been holding before) and following instructions means the police can start first aid and bring in EMS sooner. The ambulance doesn’t come in until it is safe to do so which won’t be until after a search is done and handcuffs are applied. Specific details beyond that and exceptions to the norm would depend on local policies.
404@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
TooLazyDidntName@lemmy.world 9 months ago
No, but it’s going to take longer for them to confirm the scene is safe for first aid and paramedics.
FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“We thought he was hiding a knife in his bullet wound.”
labbbb@thelemmy.club 9 months ago
By the way, I’m wondering who pays for the ambulance in this case? Suspect or government?
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
In normal countries, normal people don’t pay for use of emergency services.
What kind of hell do you live in where an ambulance is a cost/benefits equation?
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 9 months ago
What kind of hell do you live in
The hell of the United States’ healthcare system.
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Just a guess, but I’d think it’d be based on fault. If it’s a justified shooting, they’ll probably tack it into the suspect’s fines. Ideally, if the shooting isn’t justified, the govt would pay, but I wouldn’t count on it.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
I’m afraid your guess is wrong, at least in the US.
The patient is on the hook for any services rendered. If the patient has insurance, that will pay according to the patient’s policy. The insurance company may then sue the city (subrogation) for causing the injuries, but that will go through lawyers and the courts.
Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I’m disappointed, but not in the least surprised.
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Assuming there was ever anything in the victim’s hands to begin with. Plenty of cops will go on to deny the person emergency treatment under the guise of the individual being “too dangerous”