David Gomoh, 24, was chased and knifed at least nine times ‘simply for the sake of it’ as he spoke to his girlfriend on the phone near his home in Canning Town, east London, on April 26 last year.
The recent workplace violence incidents at McKay Dee Hospital are part of an escalating problem experienced by healthcare workers nationwide.
An incident involving an armed patient inside a DeKalb County hospital prompted a swift police response Wednesday morning and resulted in one arrest.
As police arrest man, 21, for wounding and on site security is increased
Billy Brandenburg was exhibiting signs of drug use and threatening to kill people and punch the walls. According to employees, Brandenburg had been dropped off at the ER complaining of hand and leg pain. However, he was acting erratic and was exhibiting signs of drug abuse.
Physician stabbed by patient sues Pennsylvania Hospital, alleges safety issues
Man picking up patient from CT hospital suddenly stabbed twice in random attack
Officers were called to Mercy Hospital after police say 22-year-old Cristo Martinez was trying to get into the labor and delivery wing.
At least four people are hurt after gunfire erupted in Portland, Oregon, prompting heavy police activity at an area hospital, multiple news outlets are reporting.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleged that workers at Suncoast Behavioral Health Center in Bradenton suffered more than 50 attacks from 2015 through 2017. The decision, announced by the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday, reinforces OSHA’s stance that its general duty clause can be used to cite employers in alleged workplace violence cases.