They’re angels of mercy but they are increasingly being attacked, robbed and ambushed. According to Eyewitness News 30 attacks on paramedics have been reported in the last 8 months. In an interview with Eyewitness News some ER24 paramedics talk about how the threat of violence impacts on their labour of love. “You don’t know who is an innocent bystander,” a paramedic comments as the ER24 vehicle stops outside a house.

One paramedic comments that they always make sure that everything is locked. Then they proceed into the house not knowing if danger is waiting for them. A woman paramedic admits that her family is “worried all the time. For some reason,” she says, “You just come back … and make the most of it.” (Video footage: Eyewitness News, photo ER24)