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ASSAULTS on emergency workers in Wales are on the rise, new data has revealed. More than 4,240 assaults were committed against emergency workers in the period April 2019 – November 2020, representing a monthly average 10 per cent increase on the year before. Assaults ranged from kicking, punching and head-butting, to spitting, slapping, biting and verbal abuse. Over a third were committed by people under the influence of alcohol. With pubs to re-open fully in Wales from Monday, emergency workers are asking the public to treat them with respect, and have made the following plea – work with us, not against us . There were 629 assaults on Welsh Ambulance Service staff over the 20-month period, from paramedics to control room staff. ....
More than 4,240 assaults were committed against emergencyworkers, including police, fire and ambulance crews, in the period April 2019 – November 2020 ASSAULTS on emergency workers in Wales are on the rise, new data has revealed. 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 10 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. ....