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The Witness reports that following the vicious attack on three ER24 paramedics in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday, ambulance services have expressed outrage at the increased attacks on crew members.
In the incident, a paramedic was stabbed in the face and hand, and punched in the head with a knuckle duster. The attacker then tried to hit the injured paramedic with a brick, before a crew member tackled and disarmed him. Netcare911 spokesperson Chris Botha noted that the number of attacks on paramedics was increasing. ER24 spokesperson Chitra Bodasing Harduth indicated that they had launched the Emergency Medical Support in Hostile Environments course in 2011 to address the spike in attacks on paramedics. “We teach our staff various skills, such as identifying hostile environments, how to deal with these situations and, if the need arises, how to defend themselves and the patient.” She said an advanced course had been launched in 2014.
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