Remaining team, SIV and firefighters of Gondomar, “target of threats.” The aggressor – who was the victim – did not want to be treated.
One technical of the National Institute of Medical Emergency (INEM) he was assaulted And he suffered trauma in his face and finger during an emergency on Saturday night in Gondomar.
In a social network publication, INEM states that a pre-hospital emergency technician, at the service of the Gondomar’s immediate life support ambulance aggression” and the remaining team, SIV and Gondomar firefighters, “ threats ”.
Contacted by Lusa, the PSP Port Metropolitan Command stated that the aggressor It was identified and that it is victim for which medical care had been called.
The PSP prepared the occurrence auto and referred the case to the prosecutor.
The technician was taken for observation at the Santo António Hospital in Porto.
“Inhem profoundly regrets this incident and recalls that the work of all professionals dedicated to prehospital emergency must be respected, supported and defended,” reads the publication.
Arguing that professionals “give each mission the best of themselves”, INEM considers “absolutely unacceptable” what happened.
“INEM will activate all legal means at their reach to defend and protect its professionals,” he adds.
Rui Lázaro, president of the pre-hospital emergency technicians union, confirmed that the aggressor (who was the victim) refused to be treated and left for violence.
The official added that, in addition to fractures on the face, the technician was also injured in the finger and “was careful to be sutured Severity of injuries”.
Rui Lazaro warns: “Virtually every day, medical emergency teams are victims of aggressionphysical or only verbal. A few months ago we negotiated the career revision with the government and one of the fundamental points was that the career was considered a risk profession. It was not a claim accepted by the government and we want to wait for the next government to insist again on this claim that is so justified, ”he said in.
The incident occurred one day after the entry into force of the lei what It aggravates the penalties For those who assault police, prison guards and firefighters and extend the exemption from paying court costs to assaulted teachers and doctors.
According to this law, any worker in the areas of health and education joins the list of professionals against which aggression is likely to “reveal special censorship or wickedness” and which can be considered offense to qualified physical integrity.
