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Emergency Department Violence Stories

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They wrote down our license plates

A patient was stalking and threatening to kill our staff. They were seen writing down our license plates.

- An emergency physician from Kentucky

Punched while checking vital signs

An angry patient in the waiting room punched my EMT taking their vitals.

A nearly endless barrage of abuse

A nurse was bitten recently in our department.

Patients throw printers

In one instance, a patient punched the paramedic trying to care for them.

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