DK urges government measures to increase ambulance staff safety
Budapest, November 8 (MTI) – The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure safety of ambulance staff, a party official said on Sunday.
Imre Laszlo, in charge of health affairs, told a press conference that reports by the National Ambulance Service indicate that assaults against their medical staff have become frequent.
In a most recent instance, a man high on drugs and in need of immediate aid in Budapest stabbed a paramedic who was trying to help him. The stabbing occurred in the ambulance on its way to the hospital, leaving the paramedic in critical condition.
Hungarian ambulance staff work under difficult conditions and earn meagre salaries, Laszlo argued, adding that these people are at the same time more vulnerable at work than either policemen or fire fighters.
Source: http://mtva.hu/hu/hungary-matters
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