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BTW that's not normal in Europe. I mean some people are pretty aggressive towards emergency responders but that's usually not due to the price.
Okay, i'm curious. why is it?
Drugs, alcohol, hypoglycemia, being postictal from a seizure, mental health emergencies, etc.
All these things can make someone confused and/or violent, although to be clear MOST people in these categories aren't violent. If you're confused and all of a sudden there's strange people around you, fight or flight is going to kick in.
And some people are just assholes.
I work in EMS. I've been slapped, kicked, hit, groped, punched, pushed, and had people try to bite me. We have to be on our toes constantly, because you have no idea who is going to decide that today is their day to get violent. I've had a sweet little demented grandma who was just chilling suddenly make a fist and go "I just really want to punch you".
Alcohol seems to be a big part of it:
https://www.sicherer-rettungsdienst.de/rettungswache/taetigkeiten/studie-gewalt-gegen-einsatzkraefte
Ever spent a night in a hospital involuntarily?
Not yet but I've heard some stories
Well imagine they don't have an armed possie that half of them are married to to chase you down.
Low Blood sugar is a factor too
THAT I have never heard of. Hold my beer, gonna go learn some shit.
Oh, it's hangry but an actual medical emergency. That's so crazy
May have to steal that one in the future lol
Did I just watch someone learn something... On the internet?!
This is a good place to do it. There's a lot of chill/knowledgeable people on the fediverse who don't even talk down to you, they just give pure
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Ah. That would do it