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Paramedic attacked while helping beaten elderly man
By Kevin Roy
A Chicago paramedic was attacked and injured while responding to a call on Chicago's West Side. The Chicago Fire Department says attacks on paramedics and firefighters are a growing problem in the city.
Paramedic Renee Perry suffered a broken nose and other injuries in Sunday morning's attack. Police are searching for the suspect in that attack.
It is much more common than you might think. One study found 92 percent of paramedics in Chicago have been assaulted at some point, and in the course of a 12-year career, Chicago paramedics average more than nine assaults. The case this week is even worse, an aggravated battery that nearly left the paramedic blind.
"I actually felt bones crunch in my face," Perry said.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/print_0629...paramedics.html
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By Kevin Roy
A Chicago paramedic was attacked and injured while responding to a call on Chicago's West Side. The Chicago Fire Department says attacks on paramedics and firefighters are a growing problem in the city.
Paramedic Renee Perry suffered a broken nose and other injuries in Sunday morning's attack. Police are searching for the suspect in that attack.
It is much more common than you might think. One study found 92 percent of paramedics in Chicago have been assaulted at some point, and in the course of a 12-year career, Chicago paramedics average more than nine assaults. The case this week is even worse, an aggravated battery that nearly left the paramedic blind.
"I actually felt bones crunch in my face," Perry said.
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/print_0629...paramedics.html
EDIT: To conform to News Posting Guidelines for copyrighted material.