Correct - but if they do EMD correctly (and they claim to be so trained, although I've seen little evidence of it) - they will know they are dealing with a stroke and send a transport ambulance either with, or following, a chase car. I don't like the cuts either, but right now, they don't seem to be able to attract sufficient paramedics, to be honest, they just don't exist. Unlike police and fire in the Urban area, EMS personnel are expected to come to the job already trained, as a rule. (LFR trained