Just another peril of the job?

[Mulan]

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130718/NEWS03/130719145

July 18. 2013 9:05PM

[h=1]Hospital worker injured in attack by patient remains in ICU[/h]

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By MARK HAYWARD

New Hampshire Union Leader

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Police: Elliot emergency room patient kept punching

MANCHESTER-The Elliot Hospital worker who was brutally attacked last week by a mentally ill patient suffered some brain injury and remains in critical condition, a relative said Thursday.

Donald Wyman, 52, has been in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital since July 8, when he was attacked by an emergency room patient. The patient, Ansel Kinglocke, 33, had languished in the Elliot emergency department for three days before the attack, waiting for a pyschiatric bed at the New Hampshire Hospital in Concord.

Wyman is the father of four children. He and his wife, Amy, had their youngest child just last year, according to Amy's brother, Adam Boroskas.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

perfect example of how tragic is the care for mental patients. This never should have happened, and would not had the ER been able to move the patient to a more appropriate facility.

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

Beyond sad to read about for these two people, a complete and speedy recovery for them both.

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

Three days in the ER waiting for a transfer??? That's enough for someone without a mental illness to fly off the handle! Sad for them both.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

HOLY SMOKE!!!!

My prayers for them and to their families....this is the horror of a broken system.

[LisalaRN99, BSN, RN]

Three days waiting for a psych bed in the ER?? Down here in Florida I get in trouble if I don't get my psych patients out of the ER in 4 hours!!

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

In IL we have few inpt psych beds, our state is broke, we have more people on welfare then working. Should I go on?

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

In IL we have few inpt psych beds, our state is broke, we have more people on welfare then working. Should I go on?

0o Really?

[HeatherGurl84]

Sending many prayers for the family.....