Medics attacked by man they try to help

TWO ambulance men were treated in hospital yesterday after being attacked by a man they were trying to help.

It is the latest in a seemingly increasing phenomenon of attacks on ambulance crews and firefighters while on duty. In the early hours of yesterday, two ambulance workers were attacked after being called to an incident in Rathmines, south Dublin.

They were responding to a case where a man was reported to be unconscious outside a pub. When the crew went to help him, the man lashed out, punching at the medics.