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    Helping others is a passion, not worthy of aggression
    (Maltepe Üniversitesi, 2020) Tahirova, Syulbie; Georgieva, Yanita; Dimitrova, Teodora
    Introduction: The topic of violence against medics is quite popular in Bulgaria and around the world. Many doctors and nurses have been victims of verbal and physical aggression by patients and their loved ones. In fact, healthcare accounts for nearly as many serious violent injuries as all other industries combined. 90% of Bulgarian healthcare specialist were victims of violence. Most often, they are part of Emergency medical services. In order to be part of the healthcare system, a person needs to be responsible, caring and often puts the needs of others before his or her own. The people who save lives and take care of sick patients don’t deserve to be physically and verbally abused. To protect them and to prevent more violence in the healthcare system, we need to speak about the problem and find a solution openly. Materials and Methods: A review of the literature was completed. The search items included the following terms: violence, health, nursing. Articles without information on a number of reported cases of violence were excluded. Most of the data were collected from the sites of National statistical institute of Bulgaria and the Ministry of health. Results: The research shows that for 2018 the reported cases of verbal abuse were 214 and for physical-33. For the first half of 2019, there were 116 reported cases of verbal abuse and 8 of physical. In the Emergency room reported cases of abuse were 396 for 2018.for the first half of 2019 227 verbal attacks and 34 physical. In our capital Sofia alone, 30 gun attacks against paramedics were reported in the period from January 2017 to December 2019. Many more assaults or threats go unreported. Workplace violence comes at a high cost; however, it can be prevented. At the beginning of 2020, Bulgarian Medical Association launched an information campaign for the implementation of measures against aggression against medics. Conclusion and Discussion: Raising awareness of patients` rights and obligations through joint initiatives of patient organizations and Bulgarian Medical Association- materials, seminars, and events. The society needs to restore its trust in the medics. There must be clear penalties for violence against healthcare professionals.