Video Shows Patient Attacking EMTs In Ambulance In The Bronx

Assault on EMTs in the city are increasing this year, according to the union president. He says two of his members were attacked Thursday night, and it was all caught on cell phone video; CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.

[pedrofernandez]

He said EMT's are leaving the job, I say they should leave NYC as well. These nuts are running out of people to assault, what's next?

[americasfavoritebrazilian]

Assaulting EMT's is outta control. They the only one's who save lives in this city of madness!

[drron]

EMTs do not get paid enough anywhere in this country and they have to deal with people at their worst

[ropersix]

If that's not proof of a zombie apocalypse, I don't know what it.

[aj-savage]

There are people who make society function and there are people who need to be separated from that society.

[alkalineph]

Emt’s should make no less than $25 an hour. I don’t know what’s going to happen regarding outreach for suffers of mental health issues.

It’s an issue that I feel need intervention from a variety of professionals including mental health, EMT’s, and NYPD.

I hope things get better.

You know what you would have seen in this video if a mental health professional was on the ambulance...YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN TWO PEOPLE RUNNING OUT THE BACK ESCAPING!

[Electronzap]

EMTs make that little, but we have to pay $3, 000 or more for a 20 minute ambulance ride?

[TMGettingMoney]

That’s a damn shame, only $17 an hour to risk their lives everyday??!! That salary is a crime in itself! They should be getting paid double! SMDH!

[SulaymanP]

Mark my words, those "Mental Health Workers" will be quitting that job by the dozens and they themselves will call the Police Department. I give it this time next year

[riceislife]

Attacking the people who just saved his life, wtf! I’m sick and tired of healthcare workers being abused like this

[jacksonernie]

He didn't get the prescriptions he felt entitled to, the emergency rooms are the go to.

The title of this video should be "Just Another Day at Work for EMS".

[sargelaforgia]

I bet this creep just got out of jail. thanks for nothing deBlasio.

[onenikkione]

These workers have no protection while clearly they are under attack but the Mayor has Armed Security??

[urbanbeliever]

$17 an hour yet some of them wear bulletproof vests. That should give you an idea of how dangerous their job is.

For the amount of training they go through and the skills they have to maintain and all the stuff that they have to certify and recertify in it's a wonder anyone would do that job for $17 an hour. Could you imagine spending 8 or 12 hours working a stressful job like that and then having to go straight to your second job because you don't get paid enough at your main job as an EMT.

[paulharrison]

Call a mental worker instead of a cop when being assaulted. Am I so out of touch with people that criminals are the good guys? I thought hurting, and attacking people are why cops protect us.

[brendal]

Should be a federal crime if a patient assaults a healthcare worker

[C--FRY]

Perhaps we should just let addicts die when they OD. They obviously don’t appreciate their life, or the life of others.

[BM_]

Pay these people! NYC politicians don't care about EMS. Their pockets stay full while these guys clean up the streets. This city is ass backwards.