A 28-year-old man has been jailed for a year for brutally attacking a Perth paramedic in Midland.

Father of two Ian Dyer received a broken jaw and fractures to the base of his skull while escorting Bradley Phillip Nelson, 28, into St John of God Hospital at 3am on August 24.

He was punched in the side of his face hard enough to lose consciousness and fall to the ground.

The attack prompted calls for tougher penalties for people who assaulted emergency services workers, with Mr Dyer last month telling The West Australian he wanted to see “punishment ... and righteous justice” for the attack that would see him facing two months off work and then light duties.

Yesterday a group of paramedics supported the 48 year old at court where Nelson was sentenced to one year imprisonment for assaulting a public officer.

“I never was afraid, before, during and after, I've never been afraid of going to work, and I won't be afraid to go back,” Mr Dyer told 7NEWS Perth.

Nelson will be eligible for parole.