A patient frustrated and agitated because of boarding in the emergency department threw a chair at me. My colleague was punched in the face by a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency.
- An emergency physician from New York
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Broke a police officer’s nose with a headbutt
He threatened staff, kicked holes in the wall
A 17-year old was waiting for inpatient psychiatric placement. He became agitated and threatened the...
Ripped the sink off the wall
We were short-staffed and had no available beds, so this patient needed to be treated in the hallway...
Pulled out a gun
A patient who was boarding in the hallway pulled out a gun and pointed it at staff.