Emergency workers under attack in Wales

摘要

More than 4,240 assaults were committed against emergency workers, including police, fire and ambulance crews, in the period April 2019-November 2020, representing a monthly average increase from 202 in 2019 to 222 in 2020, or ten per cent. Assaults ranged from kicking, punching and head-butting, to spitting, slapping, biting and verbal abuse. More than half (58 per cent) of incidents took place in South East Wales, and over a third (37 per cent) were committed by people under the influence of alcohol. As pubs re-opened fully in Wales last month, emergency workers asked the public to treat them with respect, and issued the plea: 'work with us, not against us! There were 629 (15 per cent) assaults on Welsh Ambulance Service staff over the 20-month period, from paramedics to control room staff.