Violence against rescue workers increases: alarming incidents in Schwerin!

Violence against rescue workers increases: alarming incidents in Schwerin!

Nordwestmecklenburg, Deutschland - The situation for emergency services is increasingly deteriorating. Be it the police, the fire brigade or the emergency services - attacks on these helping hands are increasing. A recent example from Schwerin shows this in a terrifying way: a police officer was treaded out there passed there. As reports [nordkurier.de] (https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/nordwestmecklenburg/getlt- against-Einsat-gäfkraefte-wir-erleben-a- also-and-patient-and-deren-angehoerigen-3194634), such incidents are now on the agenda. Florian Haug, head of the emergency services in Northwestmecklenburg, is clear: attacks on emergency services are socially unacceptable.

The statistics speak a clear language: from 2018 to 2023, the Federal Criminal Police Office documented an increase in acts of violence against emergency services. And that's not an isolated case. The [Statista numbers] (https://de.statista.com/statistik/studie/1267434/umfrage/get- against-feuerwehr-undrettungsendienste/) show that such brutal behavior is now much more common. The flood of attacks is alarming and raises questions about the protection of these brave people.

a worrying trend

In Northwest Mecklenburg, the emergency services are not only faced with insults and disabilities, but also with physical attacks, both patients and their relatives. Haug reports on incidents in which attempts were made to steal materials. Alarming 24,000 missions were recorded by September 2024, and the trend is rising - and this is not just real emergencies. Some inquiries are limited to more trivial things, such as simple health checks, and therefore cost valuable time.

These "bagate inserts" are an additional problem because they hold the staff from urgent missions. The health network is incomplete and society has developed an increasing thinking. In addition, the older clientele ensures that the number of operations increases continuously.

prevention as a key

A ray of hope is the prevention work, which is driven by the association "Helpers are taboo". For five years, the association has been committed to the interests of hard detectioners in emergency services, police and fire brigade. The study they initiated showed surprising results on violence against emergency services. The research team around Prof. Dr. Mario Staller and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Swen Körner found that a total of 76 incidents were registered from over 360,000 rescue operations in Rheinhessen from 2019 to 2022, including 32 insults and 12 completed and 19 attempted bodily harm. href = "https://drk-rhein-hnehene.de/2023/07/getlt- against Earfgraßkraefte-grosse-studie-ueberraschende-gebunges/"> drk-rhein-ahne.de reports that interior minister Michael Ebling has emphasized the importance of following attacks on emergency services. The results set new impulses for training on violence prevention.

The construction activities for better equipment are also underway. New rescue guards are to be created in Gadebusch, Mühlen Eichsen and Rieps. The conversion in Wismar has already been completed. The plans in Rieps are currently being adjusted, while the property acquisition in Mühlen Eichsen is finalized. Legal questions are also clarified in Gadebusch, so that the construction projects in 2025 can be implemented and strengthen emergency care in rural areas.