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Attack on a stretcher bearer in Vendée: the suspect still on the run
Attack on a stretcher bearer in Vendée: the suspect still on the run
(France 2)
Frustrated by the waiting time, a relative of a patient brought to the emergency room of Challans hospital, in Vendée, attacked a stretcher bearer who was taking his break in the parking lot, Saturday April 6. His condition is now stable, while the suspect remains on the run.
The attack took place on Saturday April 6 in the parking lot of Challans hospital (Vendée). The relatives of a patient brought to the emergency room, frustrated by the waiting time, wanted to destroy everything. In their rage, one of them attacked a stretcher bearer who was taking his break. His state of health is now stable. He was heard by the police, while the suspect is still on the run. A psychological support unit has been set up, because the teams are still in shock.
Incidents of violence against caregivers on the rise
An act which created indignation in the medical world, which highlights the hyper violence in our society. “We have the impression that now, the person who is not happy, they will throw punches, they will pull out a knife. And so, we have lost a kind of supervision, of knowing how to live together, tolerance, politeness, kindness”judge Patrick Pelloux, president of the association of emergency doctors in France, describing the situation as“absolutely terrible”. Acts of violence against caregivers have been on the rise in recent years, with more than 20,000 reports per year.
