I agree that drunk head injuries are a complete nightmare to manage. However, the safety of myself and my colleague always come first. As soon as a patient becomes verbally or physically aggressive towards us, I stand back and wait for the Police. They are fully trained and equipped to restrain the patient if necessary. I am not! I think the crew did the right thing. The police had the choice either to take the patient to A&E or get him seen by their doctor (which they did). The Tust that I work for is very supportive in these matters, having a zero tolerance policy for any violent or aggressive behaviour towards its staff.