Why would that be geographically variable? I'm a paramedic in New York, outside of stories that very occasionally hit the various EMS news sites (like this one

Why would that be geographically variable? I'm a paramedic in New York, outside of stories that very occasionally hit the various EMS news sites (like this one), I have never heard of a cop questioning a paramedic's authority to do what's in the best interest of the patient.