As an aside, Cassius, there are absolutely no circumstances where I would agree to travel as a passenger in a patient's private vehicle to attend to a child. If the patient requires my clinical skills, that patient needs to be in my ambulance. In my 15 years as a paramedic, I have never had a parent refuse to allow the transport of a sick child in my ambulance, although parents do often want there children transported by ambulance when it is not necessary and they would be far safer in their car seat in a private vehicle! I would not ever compromise my own safety by traveling in the vehicle of a stranger, possibly one who is stressed or panicking due to an unwell child. Similarly, if the child's condition demands my paramedical skills, a cramped private vehicle presents avoidable OH&S issues as well as lacking access to the full gamut of my equipment. I am surprised - and somewhat concerned - to hear that one of my colleagues has done this, and also surprised that I have not heard about it as it is certainly not common behaviour.
That's why i mentioned that i thought it was weird. It was against my own judgement but DH insisted and the paramedic agreed. Not entirely sure where you are going with your aside? I also think that you jumped to a big conclusion in saying that we REFUSED to transport her by ambulance - as if we would. this was not the case, my DH asked if she could travel in the car with us, the paramedics agreed and said that one would travel with us and brought all his bits and bobs.
I understand that it was unusual. but i need to clarify that we did not under ANY circumstance refuse to transport her by ambulance. we called them in the first place because we knew that she needed assistance.