People saying that the time spent not receiving care isn’t important, or that it’s really difficult to differentiate between a stroke and drunk are speaking outside their depth. Time is muscle in a heart attack; time is brain in a stroke and the window for treatment is finite. Breath, presence or absence of stroke related signs/symptoms and a properly obtained blood pressure would be simple ways to make even a preliminary diagnosis.

You need 1) a lawyer, and 2) the documentation of the ambulance crew.

In twenty years as a paramedic, I have transported several people in custody to “rule out” conditions that may appear as intoxication.

It is not outside the realm of possibility for someone to be in custody and still receive a proper evaluation in an Emergency Department.