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Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

I'm not sure there's an easy profile here. People lash out at health workers for all sorts of reasons.

Sure, sometimes patients can be in shock, etc. But based on my observations, what I've read, etc. the main problem in Poland is usually alcohol.

it's always a pleasure to share knowledge and experience with others

You didn't share any confirmed "knowledge" in the case of the origin of "Niebezpieczne dzielnice" TV show though.
Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

Many are.

:)))
Thank you for pointing out that incredibly important info, I wouldn't know that without you lol 🙄

They only usually credit it if that's contractual.

To be honest, as long as they're not breaking the law - I don't really care what TV show is based on which TV show.

Or female and drunk.

Maf was asking for a "profile" and from my observation the most typical in Poland is a drunk Polish male.
Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

A bit more than that; they pay for the format which is the intellectual property of C5.

Are you sure about that? If any Polish TV show is based on a licensed foreign format then there's usually info on this available. I haven't found anything like that about "Niebezpieczne dzielnice" though:

pl.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niebezpieczne_Dzielnice

Even then, it's not an exact science.

Yes, as I wrote in my post above - in Poland it could be anyone male and drunk.

I (unofficially but.... real) know of a couple of examples of fentanyl... (not covered in media AFAIK

Drunk doctors are being covered by media (I guess it's easier for Polish patients to recognise intoxication with alcohol than being on drugs), so hopefully it's just a matter of time:

wiadomosci.onet.pl/wroclaw/pijany-lekarz-na-sor-ze-w-swidnicy-przyjal-22-pacjentow-nie-ma-zarzutow/mg9lpv9
Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

I'm wondering if the current attackers (some or most of them) are not drunk or mentally ill but hopped up on something.

That's why I recommended to you watching that TV show "Niebezpieczne dzielnice" if you're interested in this. The type of people Polish police has to deal with (aggressive drunks, etc.) is usually the same type that is likely to attack paramedics and medical staff at hospitals.

Is there a profile of attackers?

A profile?
I don't know if there's any official "profile"... Based on my observations I'd say that in Poland it's usually a white Polish male under the influence of substances (most often alcohol). So, in theory, it could be anyone.

Maf, attacks on paramedics and medical staff (especially at ER) are very common - this is an article from 2024, so from before those two deaths occured:

wpr.pl/wiadomosci/818-ilu-ratownikow-w-roku-2023-doswiadczylo-tzw-aktow-agresji

According to the Jagiellonian University's research from 2018 68% of paramedics experienced physical violence - either from patients or people accompanying the patients. 88% of paramedics experienced verbal aggression and 74% - vandalism.

A fragment from the article (my translation):

"- Physical attacks on paramedics are an every day occurrence. And the summer holidays, which are abundant with opportuities to drink alcohol, facilitate such behaviour - Ireneusz Szafraniec, the chairman elect of the Polish Paramedics Society told PAP a year ago."

The chairman also pointed out that the attackers almost never go to jail for those attacks.

Here you have an incident from January this year:

wiadomosci.onet.pl/warszawa/20-agresywnych-mezczyzn-zaatakowalo-ratownikow-medycznych-pod-warszawa/whp7x17

Paramedics were called to help a guy that was beat up. It was at a birthday party for a 40-year-old guy taking place at a fire station - that's a typical place where you organise parties and potańcówki in Polish villages (this happened was in a village called Żółwin near Warsaw). Paramedics got attacked by 20 drunk men.
Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

we send the police first and before EMTs...Often 3 squad cars, with two cops each...

I was thinking that this is how it should be - that the police should arrive first. But it does happen that paramedics get attacked by the patient when he's already in the ambulance and the police has left. So, at least one police officer would have to travel with them in the ambulance to the hospital. I'm not sure how realistic that would be - the police in Poland is already understaffed as it is...

What drugs are being used in what circles is not being covered in the media... and some fentanyl users get very violent...

Maf... But what does it have to do with the topic of this thread? Are you saying that paramedics and medical staff at hospitals are being attacked by drunk or/and aggressive patients, because those paramedics and medical staff are on fentanyl and those poor, innocent drunk and aggressive patients are just defending themselves? ;D Or what's your point exactly?
Paulina   
6 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

Since then it seems every week or so there are new reports of attacks...

From what I've read paramedics often didn't report those attacks to the police (probably because they're so common and because the court would qualify it as "znikoma szkodliwość społeczna czynu" anyway). I'm guessing the same was with medical staff at hospitals if none of them got seriously injured. Now that two people got actually killed by patients I can imagine paramedics, nurses and doctors have had enough and they are scared for their lives. And now they're reporting it and talking about it to the media to force some changes in the law and make the public aware of what they're facing almost every day. At least that's my theory. Of course it's possible that there was some increase in those attacks in recent times, but there's nothing uncanny in those attacks themselves.

I know that recreational fentanyl is being used by some medical personal

Eh? Even if that's the case - what does it have to do with patients attacking paramedics or nurses and doctors at hospitals? o_O

A few countries have bought into that and it's worth watching as good background TV.. The original is about the only TV show I watch.

Whatever it was based on or inspired by - "Niebezpieczne dzielnice" is the only TV show that shows every day work of Polish police that I'm aware of, so if anyone's interested in that (or in not the best side of the Polish society that they have to deal with ;P) - it's worth watching. The fictionalised Polish TV shows about police are not worth it, I'm afraid - Polish police officers laugh at them lol
Paulina   
5 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

What I find odd about some of these cases is that I don't think the patients are drunk...

Hmm, I'm not sure what's "odd" about that...

My impression is that many of cases when paramedics or medical staff are being attacked are when they have to deal with drunk people (most often probably). Of course there also people under the influence of drugs and those who are simply aggressive morons or mentally ill. The police officers, just like all first responders (including firefighters) also have to deal with this kind of people and they get attacked by them too, obviously (yes, there are people in Poland dumb enough to attack firefighters, I kid you not...).

If you're interested in this then I recommend watching "Niebezpieczne dzielnice" ("Dangerous Neighbourhoods") on TVN Turbo today evening at 22:20. It's a documentary showing the work of police officers in different cities in Poland in the evening and at night - they're accompanied by a camera crew, they have cameras installed in their cars and the footage from body cams is being shown. It's usually said on the show if the guy arrested was drunk (and how heavily drunk) or whether drugs were found on him (or in the car). Those are actual police interventions - it can't get any more real than this.

I'm sure paramedics and other healthcare workers know how to deal with drunk people (who are usually not coordinated/fast enough to do much damage).

Well, that depends on how intoxicated the patients are and what is the level of their aggression/rage... And from what I understand paramedics and other healthcare workers haven't been getting training in self defence. It only started now - after that paramedic got killed in January this year:

tvn24.pl/polska/ataki-na-medykow-w-polsce-oczekiwanie-na-zmiany-prawa-i-szkolenia-z-samoobrony-st8441710


Paulina   
5 May 2025
News / Will PiS be happy if AfD wins elections in Germany? [1413]

Asylum seekers receive accommodation, food, clothes, hygiene, limited healthcare

That's what they get in Poland too though:

help.unhcr.org/poland/rights-and-obligations-of-asylum-seekers/rights-of-applicants-for-international-protection-in-poland/

I'm guessing that's how asylum seekers are also treated in other (civilised) countries...

I think one of the main factors why people choose Germany is because it's a rich country and they think they'll have a good life there. 🤔
Paulina   
5 May 2025
News / Attacks against healthcare workers in Poland [142]

What's up behind the recent spate of attacks against healthcare workers, paramedics, nurses and doctors have all been physically attacked recently....

It's nothing new though, imho... They started talking about it, because someone "finally" died... First it was the paramedic killed with a knife by a drunk patient and then that doctor at the hospital - both killed this year.

most notably an orthopedist was killed by a patient who blamed him for an infection

Not for an infection - from what I've read the murderer thought that the doctor injected him with a poison - he was not right in the head. He was a prison guard, btw. Not long ago another prison guard shot dead his 5-year-old daughter, mother-in-law and tried to kill his 9-year-old son, because he got into an argument with his wife (they were in the middle of a divorce).

it's due to inequality and exclusion that was inflicted on these persons with justice involvement.

What on Earth are you talking about? lol
Paulina   
4 May 2025
Life / Cult videos on Polish youtube [18]

Today is the International Firefighters' Day. According to polls firefighters have been viewed as the most respected and trusted profession/social group in Poland for 4 consecutive years. 🚒

And to celebrate their day - here's AJ's 48 hours as a Polish firefighter:

Day 1: Physical entry test + a try at firefighters' contest:



Day 2: The practical stuff - breaking down the doors, getting out an injured person from a damaged car, extinguishing a fire:


Paulina   
16 Apr 2025
News / Northern Lights in Poland [49]

Well, it looks like it's possible that I photographed an aurora. I'm in the city, so it was so faint that I thought it's probably just the glow from the city (city light noise). But someone else took a photo of an aurora outside of Kielce around the same time that I was also taking photos exactly of the same fragment of the sky (under the Cassiopeia constellation), so it must've been an aurora. I decided to take some photos, because I got an alert about K8 level aurora that was supposed to be visible in most of Poland (at least in theory).

This is the photo I'm talking about - taken by Monika Gajos in the vicinity of Kielce:


  • auroraKielce.jpg
Paulina   
16 Apr 2025
History / What made Poland into the country it is today? [62]

For most of us it is the dialling code for Saudi Arabia............

Who is "us"? One doesn't have to explain the 966 date to most Poles, especially if put into a historical context - it's the year of the so called "Baptism of Poland" and marks the beginning of Christianization of Poland.

The less known use of this number 966 in Poland - it's a phone number to call if you want to report a terrorist threat, espionage and any other threat to the national security of Poland.
Paulina   
5 Apr 2025
Love / I live in the US (born in the US, of Mexican parents) how can I meet a Catholic woman in Poland? [42]

Thank you for this tip

You're welcome :)

there is about 2 Catholic Churches within driving distance that minister to Polish people and Polish Americans.

Yes, I was thinking about churches too, since you're a Catholic.

There is also a couple of meetup groups that meet here to promote Polish culture and the Polish language.

That's great. Even if you don't meet any woman there that you'll find interesting maybe you'll make friends and someone will introduce you to a single lady looking for a guy.

Good luck :)
Paulina   
4 Apr 2025
Love / I live in the US (born in the US, of Mexican parents) how can I meet a Catholic woman in Poland? [42]

Btw:

The challenge for me is going to be meeting them. How would I meet them if I ever decided to visit Poland

You know, there are quite a lot of Polish people and Americans with Polish roots who uphold Polish traditions living in the US. Is there no Polish community where you live? You could try to connect with them and see if you like anyone there or maybe it would help you to get Poles and Polish culture better - just a thought. 🤔
Paulina   
4 Apr 2025
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

A plant/flower that is 'leggy' means that it has a really long stem with just a few leaves at the top.

Thank you for the explanation! :)

My hobby is stealing dogs.

o_O

Could you maybe elaborate on that? ;D
Paulina   
4 Apr 2025
Love / I live in the US (born in the US, of Mexican parents) how can I meet a Catholic woman in Poland? [42]

how would I protect myself from the type that just want to meet any US Citizen to get legal residency in the US

Tell them that you'd like to move to Poland and see the reaction :)

Also, how would Polish women perceive as Hispanic man from the US that looks a little on the tan, brown side?

European women, especially from the non-Southern parts of the continent, often are into Hispanic-looking men.
But, you know, considering that you're 46 and if you're not attractive yourself - don't expect that stunning model-like looking and very young women will be throwing themselves at you just because you're from the US or something (in case that's what you expect from an "Eastern European country").

Here's a YouTube channel of a guy from Latin America - he married a Polish woman and lives in Poland - he gives a lot of info about cultural differences and such, maybe you'll find it useful:


Paulina   
3 Apr 2025
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

I'm one of those guys that can do things, make things and repair things.

In Poland we call such a person "złota rączka" (golden hand) :)

That mutated into totally rewiring the house (...) I discovered a major problem with insect infestation in the roof. I then had to replace the back half of the roof reusing the existing tiles. (...) my solid wood floor was downgraded to engineered wood.

I'm interested in interior design and I love watching house renovation/makeover shows on TV - your story reminded me of some of them where they would always find some kind of "surprises" of this kind :))) Btw, how old is your building?

I spend 8 hours a day in front of a computer and almost hate every second of it. I really enjoy working on the allotment

I can understand that. When I was at high school I studied a lot and at some point I had really enough of sitting at home all the time with my head in the books. It was almost suffocating. In those moments I was dreaming of being at my grandma's place in the countryside and digging my hands into the soil and breathing the fresh countryside air *sigh*

The stove works but looks really amateurish.

Nothing beats making something with your hands though :)))
Paulina   
31 Mar 2025
History / Why American military aid to Europe and Poland is important to America itself? [227]

@Bobko, it's a pity that you don't seem to be worried about RuSSian souls at all.

What a mystery!

Yes, what a bizzare case. Divers had to risk their lives to get their bodies out of that place.

Being overjoyed at the death of people is, to me, some kind of symptom of mental illness.

Are you also talking about your Serbian Putinist friends greening when posting videos of Ukrainian soldiers getting killed or when posting the news of foreign volunteers to be executed by RuSSia?

Countries like Poland and the Baltic countries (...) DEHUMANIZING PEOPLE - EVEN ENEMIES - LEADS TO MORAL DECAY.

Now wait a minute - you claimed that Poles on this forum don't do that, unlike the Westerners, according to you. So have you suddenly changed your mind about this? :)))
Paulina   
31 Mar 2025
Off-Topic / What's your hobby? [191]

home improvement

What is that exactly? 🤔

as they can be quite "leggy".

What does that mean?
Paulina   
31 Mar 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

It was easy for me as gardening, after home improvement, is my main hobby.

Maybe share a bit about that in the hobby thread? :):

https://polishforums.com/off-topic/hobby-87293/6/

Thats a good thing to do, hope you planted them.

Those seeds are for my grandma - she lives in the countryside, she has a garden and is a flower whisperer, so they're going to be in good hands :)))
Paulina   
26 Mar 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@Barney, yes, bingo! :))) This selection of seeds is called "łąka kwiatowa" or "łąka kwietna" in Polish (flower meadow). An apiarian shop in my city was giving such bags with wild flowers seeds for free to celebrate the first day of spring, so people would plant them in their gardens and help the bees in this way :) 🐝

So I think the seed from photo A must be "nagietek polny" - Calendula arvensis - in English commonly known also as field marigold.

fieldmarigold
Paulina   
25 Mar 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

@Barney, yes, that's exactly what it is! :D

Btw, I forgot to mention that both things in photos A and B belong to the same group, so in the photo B it's also a seed. The one in photo B is probably also a calendula seed.

Those seeds are part of an assortment of seeds belonging to a certain type of plants. Can you guess what type of plants are they?


  • seeds1.jpg

  • seeds2.jpg
Paulina   
24 Mar 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

they had an old Spitfire there. It was used in the 1967 film 'The Battle of Britain'.

That's even cooler :)))

One is double, i.e. small planes escort the large one. An alternative would be to refuel in the air.

Yes, exactly! :)))

The one with the double contrail is Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (a flying gas station) accompanied by fighter jets - they were flying over Poland a few days ago.

gasstation
Paulina   
23 Mar 2025
Travel / Poland in photo riddles - part 3 [818]

They had a very old Hercules by the entrance that you could visit.

Cool!

Military aircraft?

Yes! :)

Also for protecting each other from enemy fire

Yes, that may be one of the reasons, but have you noticed anything about those contrails?
Paulina   
22 Mar 2025
History / Why Poland is not Russia [260]

Russian «срачка». Literally means "a little ****"

In Polish "sraczka" is a colloquial word for diarrhea. The official word for diarrhea is "biegunka" (maybe it comes from the word "biegać", because you have to run to the toilet lol).

Sranje

We have this word too.

From another thread:

Bullcrap

There's an expression "sranie w banie" :)

Sraćkalica

lol