外媒｜在澳洲昆士兰袭击医护将面临长达14年监禁

Attacks on doctors and nurses could lead to 14 years jail

在昆士兰袭击医护将面临长达14年监禁

文章来源：澳大利亚 Sunshine Coast Daily

PEOPLE who assault nurses, doctors and paramedics will face up to 14 years in prison under tough new laws introduced as part of the Queensland Government’s Safe Night Out Strategy.

根据昆士兰州政府“夜间安全外出”战略之一的新法律，袭击护士、医生和医辅人员者将面临长达 14 年的监禁。

Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said thousands of health workers were punched, stabbed, bitten and spat on every year in Queensland while serving the public in their daily duties.

澳洲卫生部长劳伦斯·斯普林伯格说，昆士兰每年都有数千名医疗工作者在日常工作时遭到拳打脚踢、刺伤、咬伤和吐口水。

“Assaults, whether they are physical or verbal, on our health workers will not be tolerated and the Queensland Government is appalled that even one nurse, doctor or paramedic is attacked. It is inexcusable and shameful behaviour,” he said.

“对我们医疗工作者的袭击，无论是身体上的、还是口头上的，我们都无法容忍，昆士兰政府会为任何一名护士、医生或医辅人员受到袭击而感到震惊。这是不可原谅的、可耻的行为。”

"It is a startling reality that more than 24,500 health care employees reported being a victim of a violent incident at work in the past five financial years. More than 4,400 health workers in the last financial year alone were victims of violence in their workplace.

“过去五个财政年度，有超过 2.45 万名医护人员报告称自己是工作场所暴力事件的受害者，这是一个令人震惊的现实。仅在上一个财年，就有 4400 多名卫生工作者成为工作场所暴力的受害者。

"As part of the Safe Night Out Strategy to stamp out violence, if you commit an aggravated serious assault on a nurse, doctor, paramedic - or any health professional - you could be hit with up to 14 years’ imprisonment.

“作为消除暴力的“安全夜间外出”战略的一部分，如果你对护士、医生、医辅人员或任何卫生专业人员实施严重的攻击，你可能会被处以长达 14 年的监禁。

“If you think it is okay to assault our health workers, we’ll give you up to 14 years to think again. It is simply not acceptable and that is why we have doubled the penalty.”

“如果你认为攻击我们的卫生工作者是可以的，我们会给你整整 14 年的时间来重新考虑。这是完全不能接受的，这就是为什么我们加倍处罚的原因。”

In 2013～2014, 2,817 nurses suffered violence in the workplace, or 8.51 per cent, from a total Queensland nursing work force of more than 33,000. That compares to 3,016 nurses attacked or threatened in 2010～2011, or 9.3 per cent of the then workforce of more than 32,000.

2013-2014 年，在昆士兰州的 3.3 多万名护士中，有 2817 人在工作场所遭受暴力，占 8.51%。而 2010-2011 年共有 3016 名护士受到攻击或威胁，占到当时 32000 多名护士总数的 9.3%。

Data shows that many of the violent attacks against health care workers were fuelled by alcohol and drugs.

数据显示，在澳大利亚，许多针对医护人员的暴力袭击都是由酒精和毒品引发的。

The State Government has committed $44.5 million towards the Safe Night Out Strategy including education, stronger penalties, targeted policing, better prevention and safe environments.

州政府已承诺为“夜间安全外出”战略提供 4450 万美元，包括教育、更严厉的惩罚、有针对性的警务、更好的预防和安全环境。

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