Probably the EMT’s were required to take a course for X dollars to get the certification. If they are allowed to use the treatment without getting the certification then the certification will not really be a requirement and that source of revenue will disappear. Therefore, they must be punished to force others to get the certification. In all cases, follow the money.
And if they follow the “rules” and refused to give the anti-venom, they would be accused of letting the guy die. The zoo worker brought his own anti-venom… I’d freaking use it too, certifications (revenue source) be damned
There was a presiding ER physician, the EMT’s were taking orders from, which in most states should provide the legal cover for these EMT’s operating under his orders. The EMT’s weren’t operating in a bubble as they may sometimes do when out of communications with a hospital. They were operating under a doctor’s directions and thus they were only the automatons extending thru themselves the doctor’s healing influence. Most states have laws allowing nurses and EMT’s to operate this way, especially under dire circumstances!
Also Mamba snakes aren’t a natural feature in Kentucky’s “wilderness” and thus it could be argued that even Kentucky’s “wilderness” certified EMT’s wouldn’t have been knowledgeable of Mamba snake anti-venin.