WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Police are reportedly investigating an assault on a paramedic during a medical call by Northern Berkshire EMS.
In a statement released late Monday night, EMS Chief John Meaney Jr. said the paramedica was "physically assaulted in the back of the ambulance while providing care to a patient."
The incident occurred on Saturday, Dec. 5, and the paramedic was taken to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield for treatment. The individual is currently at home recovering, Meaney said, but will require further treatment.
"Thank you to everyone for reaching out and for words of support," he wrote on the North Berkshire EMS Facebook page. "Events like this show the potential dangers of this profession and show the amount of camaraderie amongst the professional responder community. This event impacts all of our employees and our colleagues from EMS, Police and Fire agencies throughout the region."
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