i cannot comment on that, as a first aid guy, i can refuse treatment to anyone. i'm not sure if it's the same with paramedics.
but, of course "ambulance services protocols put the safety of their staff over those of injured members of the public." doing the maths, if those paramedics were shot while doing work, now you just have even more people injured and require more medics.
police can be armed, with direct contact to support, medics aren't.
the ethics, and legal standing around paramedics refusing to treat wounded civi or other are buried deep within code.
but, of course "ambulance services protocols put the safety of their staff over those of injured members of the public." doing the maths, if those paramedics were shot while doing work, now you just have even more people injured and require more medics.
police can be armed, with direct contact to support, medics aren't.
the ethics, and legal standing around paramedics refusing to treat wounded civi or other are buried deep within code.