Tacoma Hospital Brings in K-9 to Prevent Assaults, Help Sick Patients
In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations.
In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations.
The Palm Beach County hospital decided to remove metal detectors in the building and armed police officers are no longer stationed in the emergency room.
Witnesses said the patient was becoming combative as hospital workers attempted to restrain him at Roper St. Francis Hospital.
A food service employee stabbed a co-worker four times in the hospital’s employee cafeteria. The victim is expected to survive.
Early signs of workplace violence or workplace bullying can include intimidating behavior, verbal abuse, or changes in typical behavior patterns.
The man has been arrested four times for breaking into multiple public schools to stalk his ex-girlfriend, a teacher for the school district.
The ER doctor says he saw a man in a wheelchair with a gun at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center and knew he had to act.
It appears that no one was watching the live feed that caught the brutal attack, leaving the hospital’s security in question.
The BC Forensic Psychiatric Hospital has had a long history of violent patient attacks against nurses and other staff members.
A non-threatening moose walked into the hospital in Anchorage and began eating plants in the lobby before leaving the building on its own.