Melker Engström has worked as an ambulance nurse for 20 years. During that time, he has seen how the drugs are spreading in society and how people are behaving increasingly threateningly against the ambulance staff.

- It is in whatever environment we come in. It is not a big city phenomenon, says Melker Engström.

Often threatening situations

Often, these are threatening situations where patients or relatives expect faster and more comprehensive care services than the ambulance staff has the power to offer. This may involve, for example, requiring an ambulance for injuries where an ordinary car would have been an adequate means of transport.

- We may consider that they do not have that need. Then frustration arises, says Melker Engström.

Waiting for the first judges

He himself has moved to a murder scene where the killer was still at the scene. He sees the Act on blue light sabotage as a recognition of the vulnerable situation of the ambulance personnel.

- Then the question is how it will be applied. Unfortunately, we may have to wait for the first judges to see the effect of it. But I really welcome the law, says Melker Engström.