Risk of physical assaults on health care workers in course of their work

The study deals with measures to eliminate safety risks in the course of paramedics and other emergency staff 's work when providing emergency healthcare to a patient. We presented recommendations based on the results of our questionnaire research. Safety of the emergency health care workers when they are trying to assist people in distress is one of the most important issues. Statistics show an increasing number of physical and verbal assaults on the health care workers, which says a lot about problems they have to face during their work. Safety of emergency rescue workers is of utmost importance and these incidents prevent them from carrying out their work in the way it should be done. Therefore, it is important to identify these risks and prevent them. Proper communication is important to properly eliminate an aggressive patient. This is sometimes more effective than medication alone. The behaviour and emotions are mutually conditioned and influence each other. From the behaviour of man we can judge not only what he experiences, but also their behaviour. This study presents what needs to be changed and where we should draw our attention. We assume, that the recommendations would be a great kick off point for changes in the area of safety and health protection of the EMS workers