What would you do if a public servant did this to you?

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Last weekend my son went to the river with a friend. They went to a national forest nearby to hike. My son had had one beer before they started out on their hike. His friend had several. The friend slipped and fell 40 feet onto some rocks head first. Some other hikers went up to the highway where they could get signal and called paramedics. The friend's scalp was peeled back and skull was showing. He convulsed, he quit breathing twice. My son, being the son of a medical person, knew what to do to keep him going until help arrived. Some Russian tourists even helped him, barely speaking English. I only hope they weren't frightened by what happened next. A Conservation agent arrived, then the emergency responders, air evac and a county police officer. By the time the emergency medical responders arrived, the friend was conscious and responding to my son's questions. He was confused, but awake and talking after about 30 minutes waiting for help to arrive. He did not want to go to the hospital. He refused medical attention once he came out of his unconciousness and seizures. I know him, he's just that way. Stubborn and stupid. (His daughters MADE him go after I drove them home.) All the 'professionals' except the county officer were concerned and, well, professional. The county policeman was beligerant and rude and since they'd each had some beer, threatening to take them to jail. He used curse words and was very crude in his remarks. My son stood up to him, saying...This man is severly hurt and may die. The officers remark was...he's stupid enough to refuse medical help, let him die. (As a medical professional, I know that head injuries that severe cause people to become aggressive and combative at times.) I went to the scene to drive them home as he would not allow them to even turn on the pick up to move it to shade or for the air conditioning to be turned on, let alone drive. The conservation agent even went so far as to ask the police officer to leave, telling him it was HER jurisdiction and he was NOT NEEDED, because he was being so crude and rude. A fellow mylotter posted a discussion awhile back on the constitutionality of DUI check points and I responded by saying that we should support our police efforts to keep us safe. I thought I'd post this as the other side of the coin. What do we do when public servants act like this. My son cautioned me against calling his supervisor because he felt he'd become a target for harrassment in the future if I did. What do you think? What would you have done if this happened to you?