ACEP ID:
I was evaluating a patient who was homeless, brought in by police, and reporting chest pain. As the technician began connecting him to the patches and wires of an electrocardiogram (EKG) machine, the patient suddenly became agitated.
He grabbed the EKG machine and threw it against a wall. He threw a chair at me, luckily, he missed. Then, he punched a nurse.
- An emergency physician from California