<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man has been </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/crime" rel="" target="" title="arrested"><span>arrested</span></a><span> after a paramedic was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/stabbing" rel="" target="" title="stabbed "><span>stabbed</span></a><span> in the neck and slashed in the face while getting a coffee in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> north this morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The male paramedic was on the job, waiting for a coffee outside a cafe on Broadway in Reservoir around 11am when a man got out of a small, red car and attacked him from behind, police allege.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The victim was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening stab wounds to his neck and face.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/syria-calls-on-australia-to-find-solution-for-group-with-alleged-ties-to-islamic-state/5bf01f57-fff4-451e-9e3b-3eef24d50446" target="_blank"><strong><span>Syria calls on Australia to find solution after refusing to repatriate 'ISIS bride' group</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"A brave bystander came to the assistance of our member," Ambulance Victoria said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The paramedic then called for help over the radio after noticing he had been stabbed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged offender fled in the car and was arrested at a home in Winter Crescent just before 1pm.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-reservoir-paramedic-stabbing/ffdbd01e-0e7a-4812-a894-e0f249633ec2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 32-year-old man is currently in custody and is expected to be interviewed by detectives.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These events send a shockwave across the whole workforce," Victorian Ambulance Union Secretary Danny Hill said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They all feel it and know it can happen to any of them at any time. Our members are there to help you, please treat them with respect".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/woolworths-sales-surge-but-supermarket-cuts-profit-forecast-amid-petrol-price-spike/25897cbf-1227-400b-95d4-1e3f034394d8" target="_blank"><strong><span>Woolworths sales surge but supermarket cuts profit forecast amid petrol price spike</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ambulance Victoria chief executive Jordan Emery said he was "absolutely disgusted at the continued pattern of violence" faced by paramedics and first responders in Victoria.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What we continue to see year-on-year is an increase in violence toward paramedics and first responders," Emery said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It happens all across our state... it is not just a problem of drugs and alcohol, it continues to happen; perpetrated by men, women, younger people, older people and it is unacceptable."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam or CCTV footage or anyone with information about the whereabouts of the man or the vehicle is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an online confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em></div></div>