“Ambulance personnel need enhanced self-defence and other protective measures to combat this threat to their safety.” That’s how member of the provincial legislature Jack Bloom on Monday reacted to a report “about a gunman who attacked ambulance crewmen early yesterday morning in Jeppestown in east Johannesburg”.He said the “Fairview ambulance and a response car went to assist a stabbing victim at 4am on Sunday morning…and the crews of both vehicles were held up at gunpoint and their cellphones and wallets were stolen”.Bloom said the “window of the response car was smashed to steal drugs” and the “gunman also forced them all into the back of the ambulance with the patient”.He said paramedics had told him “that attacks like this are increasing and are under-reported” as described as a “disturbing trend that criminals even attack medics trying to save the lives of injured people”. ..