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Emergency Department Violence Stories

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Heavy medical equipment thrown

Many of my colleagues are regularly punched, bitten, kicked and spat on.

Some have had heavy medical equipment thrown at them. Members of my team have had patients save their urine and throw it at them.

- An emergency physician from Michigan 

Patient with a knife

There are examples nearly every week.

Bitten so hard she needed surgery

A nurse was punched in the face.

Car vandalized, nurse choked

I’ve seen a nurse choked.

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