Assaulted on the job?

[emt2359]

I was reading the article about the Woman sentenced to prison for biting paramedic and it made me wonder how many of you have been assaulted so I created a poll.   Share your story below.

[Just Plain Ruff]

too many times to count,  only once did the prosecuting attorney do a damn thing about it.  The rest of the time was told, the guy was drunk, on drugs, a psych patient or myriads of other reasons why he wouldn't be charged.  

But assault a cop or a firefighter and they get the book thrown at them.  

NO WAY am I discounting those charges against the officers or firefighters.  If you understood my history and family history of assaults on police officers you would understand why I have NO problem with throwing the book, digging a hole and burying the suspect 6 feet under with as much fucking cement that the 6 foot deep hole can hold.  

 

ruff

[rock_shoes]

Unfortunately Ruff is right on the mark. If you haven't been assaulted on the job as a paramedic you're probably about 2 days into your career.

[scubanurse]

Suffered a brutal assault while an ER nurse, left me with PTSD that I am still struggling with.