DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety

  • 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure the safety of ambulance staff, a party official said. Imre László, in charge of health affairs, said 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. (pictured)

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 little money, László argued, adding that these people are at the same time more vulnerable at work than either policemen or fire fighters.

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