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Posted 13 July 2007 - 01:41 AM

HI,

CAN U RELATE TO THIS ARTICLE.. I KNOW I CAN.. I WAS PHYSICALLY ATTACKED BY A PATIENT AND THE STAFF STOOD THERE AND WATCHED.. THIS LED TO ME BEING OUT OF WORK FOR ALMOST A YEAR DUE TO THE INJURY I RECIEVED.. PLEASE READ THE ARTICLE AND TELL US YOUR STORY OR TELL US IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ATTACKED ON THE JOB .....

By Dan Lothian
CNN


BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Nurses understand that they have a tough job, but getting attacked and abused is not what former Boston area emergency room nurse Ellen MacInnis says she signed up for.
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This harmonica was turned into a switchblade-like device and used to attack psychiatric emergency room nurse Karen Coughlin.
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"It was very frightening," said the 18-year veteran. An angry and frustrated patient had grabbed MacInnis' hand, dug her nails in and made a chilling threat. "If you have children, I'll find them and I'll kill them."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/07/11/nurse...ence/index.html

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