Attacks on doctors

The article examines the problem of attacking health-care workers in the field of emergency medical care. Proposed laws protecting the rights of health-care workers, during the performance of their duties, were analysed, as well as the existing methods of protection of health-care workers and their implementation. The statistical analysis of attacks on health-care workers in hospitals of emergency medical care, in admission departments of Izhevsk hospitals was conducted. The main circumstances under which a great number of attacks are committed were identified. Recommendations for solving the problem are given.