Thursday 8th September 2016 – 9.30am – Claire Brown.
Three ambulance staff were injured last night by the very people they were trying to help in Staffordshire.
At 9.00pm, an ambulance crew was called by the police to treat a man who had been injured after a fight in Newcastle. Whilst they treated the man for a head injury in the back of the ambulance, he started to become aggressive. In an attempt to get off the ambulance, the man caused injuries to both staff resulting in the paramedic suffering a fractured hand and a technician receiving a facial injury. The man was arrested by police at the scene.
Shortly after 10.30pm another ambulance crew responded to a man suffering breathing problems at an address in Lichfield. Whilst transporting the man to Burton Hospital, he became agitated in the back of the ambulance and assaulted a technician causing facial injuries. The man was later arrested by police at hospital.
Nick Henry, the Trust’s General Manager for Staffordshire and Arden said: “It is hugely disappointing that yet again our staff, who are there to help people in their hour of need, have once again become patients themselves. The Trust operates a zero tolerance policy against violence towards our staff and we will be doing everything in our power to help police prosecute these individuals.”
ENDS
Notes to Editors:
Pictured – Paramedic receiving treatment in hospital for fractured hand.
Please contact Staffordshire Police for further details about the arrests.
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour by these people, on those who are trying to help them. What are things coming to? I hope the paramedics concerned make a speedy recovery.
I hope the courts sentence the offenders accordingly!
I agree with Sheila and hope the court give these people a proper sentence!
The courts need to come down hard on these offenders. This is happening far too much to our ambulance staff.
Justice has to be seen to be done. No slap on the wrist There’s got to be something that can be done to help the ambulance crews Like the police handcuff them straight away Somebody somewhere must have an idea that will help them. When they’re nasty to the crew they must pay for their actions I would put them in jail
Time to implement the Maglight protocols for your Ems