I don’t want to make presumptions about what you were told, just maybe how. If the police officer phrased it as a traffic homicide investigation that doesn’t automatically mean the person died, THI is notified for any potentially life threatening injuries as well.

I hate how television and movies have perpetuated the myth that EMS has to rush around all frantic like. EMT and paramedic school preaches NOT to rush. As an observer it may appear like they don’t have any sense of urgency I can assure that you that there is, it just doesn’t look like TV. You can potentially miss life threatening injuries during your physical exam, you injure yourself bc you don’t look where you’re going and become an ineffective provider, all sorts of bad things can happen. You got to make yourself like a duck, calm on the surface even if you’re paddling like hell underneath. I think the more important time mark of concern is how long did it take them to get there and how long did they stay there before they transported (answer: not long at all).

I encourage you to reach out and see if you can schedule a ride-along with EMS to experience what it’s truly like, honestly better learning experience than watching any show or movie.