Hilo Medical Center Ups Security After 3 Employees Stabbed
A patient was being treated for a drug overdose at the Hawaii hospital when he grabbed a nurse and held a knife to her throat.
A patient was being treated for a drug overdose at the Hawaii hospital when he grabbed a nurse and held a knife to her throat.
Authorities were aware the patient was unstable and had a gun when a woman reported him to the police 17 hours before he shot a hospital employee.
When staff found the patient in his room, a gun was on his lap and a bag delivered by a visitor was on the floor next to him.
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.
The BC Forensic Psychiatric Hospital has had a long history of violent patient attacks against nurses and other staff members.
Three other nurses filed additional lawsuits against Kane County and received settlement money, bringing the total amount to $7.9 million.
The patient who shot himself had been admitted to the hospital that day for a psychiatric evaluation for depression issues.
A bystander video shows the veteran officer repeatedly punch the woman with his fists, including when she tried to retreat.
The suspect, who has a history of violence, told police he has HIV after he injured a hospital security officer with a syringe.
The patient was attempting to escape a locked unit at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest when he allegedly slashed the officer’s arm with a light bulb.
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