A paramedic says there's a lack of respect for first responders
A paramedic says there's a lack of respect for first responders
16 August 2021
More than three thousand ambulance staff reported being physically or verbally assaulted last year.
ACC is footing an increasing bill for violence - they've already paid out 13-million dollars in assault-related claims this year.
Christchurch based intensive care paramedic Dean Brown says drugs and alcohol are used as a scapegoat.
He says people often think it excuses bad behaviour, if they're under the influence of something.
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