The really worrying thing about this, from the crew's point of view (gotta be careful here, 'cos I work for this lot) is that they were really hung out to dry by comments made by their area manager. Not supportive would be a monstrous understatement. Good job it was a double tech crew, any paramedic would be in grave danger of losing their job. It's one of these 'there but for the grace of God' situations, which is why we cover our arses every time. As for the family considering suing, maybe they should bear in mind that while the death was undoubtedly a tragedy, it was SELF INFLICTED-he'd been drinking heavily. I get really pissed off with being blamed for the results of other peoples' actions, & I'd love to hear from the family how they would have dealt with a drunken violently aggressive man.