In one instance, a patient punched the paramedic trying to care for them. On several occasions, staff has had heavy equipment thrown at them, including printers, phones, glucometers.
- An emergency physician from Texas
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Intimidate me while waiting
Swinging bloody extremity
One of my patients started swinging at staff with a bloody extremity
Nurse knocked out
One of our nurses was struck in the back of the head while on the phone with a family member of an a...
A brawl ensued
A large group of people chased a woman into the back of our ED.