Paramedics in the city have faced some pretty scary incidents lately with some even being hurt.
Over the weekend police reported three aggressive incidents against paramedics including an assault.
Andrew Dillon of Superior North EMS points out measures are in place to help reduce such incidents including communicating with police on calls.
It now means in some cases they have a better idea of what they are responding to.
He points out there have times recent where police ask paramedics to wait on a call when in the past that may not have happened.
He suggests it has been getting more of a challenge over the last several years and it has been getting “a bit more dangerous.”
Dillon believes the growing opioid crisis is partly to blame and the fact many people they attend to are intoxicated and do not realize the paramedics are there to help them.
