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Originally Posted by wmblue
This is not exactly true. The person that is trained to dispense pre-arrival medically approved advice may be an EMT-I but in most cases is Emergency Medical Dispatcher, a person who has been trained in being able to give out basic medical support in a time-life critical emergency.
There is a national standard and requirement that dispatchers are trained in dispensing Emergency Medical instructions.
I am a Public Safety Communications Officer and Emergency Medical Dispatcher/EMD Instructor by profession and welcome your questions on the situation.
As others have said in the rest of the thread, if you are trained to respond to a situation and you do not provide that aid you are putting yourself into more trouble then by rendering assistance.
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Mabe not everywhere, but a Paramedic is on duty 24-7 in the 911 center where I am affiliated.