That varies from state to state (and certainly country to country). Here in New York I wouldn’t automatically be required to begin resuscitation in a scenario l

That varies from state to state (and certainly country to country). Here in New York I wouldn’t automatically be required to begin resuscitation in a scenario like that, _especially_ if family requesting no efforts be made. It’s possible (if you’re in the US) that the responders were EMTs, not paramedics, and would have had less autonomy to make that decision.