Ambulance Victoria acting executive director regional operations Michael Georgiou said: \u201cWe are providing every support to our paramedics following this frightening incident.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur people come to work to care for the community, they should never be threatened or assaulted while simply doing their job.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hill said incidents like Saturday morning\u2019s alleged assault were \u201cso, so common\u201d, and that there was an assault on a paramedic every 50 hours.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe sad thing is for a lot of members, the physical injuries heal but there are many paramedics who are off for months if not years, and some never return to work, because they\u2019re just so frightened to walk into other houses or other locations because they fear another assault,\u201d said Hill.<\/p>\n
Georgiou said: \u201cViolence against healthcare workers is never acceptable and will never be tolerated.\u201d<\/p>\n