But I think you've made my point for me: > As I see it, that's just common sense. If you get a call from a woman telling you she's fallen down and is hurt, how

But I think you've made my point for me: > As I see it, that's just common sense. If you get a call from a woman telling you she's fallen down and is hurt, how likely is it that EMTs are met at the door by a drunk man who claims nothing is wrong This is 1. Exceedingly unlikely 2. A situation where escalating might be warranted, but the person who knocks on the door isn't in imminent danger. 3. You wouldn't bring a police officer to this call, but as you've so clearly pointed out, there's a chance it could turn violent. The logical conclusion here would be that police should respond to all medical emergencies, but they don't for reasons that become clear if you look into the history of how separate medical emergency response came to be.