NysEms2117
ex-Parole officer/EMT
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I know how they work, I'm allowed to be "one of them for the state". SWAT medics go in with them. Otherwise an ambulance can just sit in the cold zone, and just wait... The point is to clear a place, stop do quick bls things then moving on but I'm yet to find a place that does it like NYS does...I don't think that's how it works, I'm sure they take care of the threat before medical treatment, plus there are many other members of the team to continue. The SWAT medic doesn't carry any big bagsor anything, they have a small backpack and pockets on their vests, kind of like pararescue jumpers, there's usually an EMS unit staging nearby, but obviously if he's critically shot, seconds count to get treatment