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Emergency Department Violence Stories

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Patient with a knife

There are examples nearly every week.  Last week a patient armed with a knife told me he would sew me when my shift ended.

He was already asked to leave for threatening multiple staff members.

- An emergency physician from New York 

Car vandalized, nurse choked

I’ve seen a nurse choked.

Threatened with harm, lawsuits

I have been threatened with physical harm and threatened with plenty of lawsuits

BIt off large mouthful of flesh

An intoxicated patient shoved me and bit a large mouthful of flesh off of a nurse’s arm.

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