A patient at Brookdale University Hospital in Brooklyn viciously beat a 69-year-old nurse when she came to check on him Friday, leaving the woman with life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The patient, Kwincii Jones, 40, lunged at Evelyn Lynch as she approached his bedside at about 4:30 p.m. , police sources said.
Another nurse later investigated an intercom alert that was coming from Jones' room and found the suspect "stomping on Lynch's head," one police source said.
"He beat the crap out of her," the police source said. "He jumped out of bed and stomped on her. She was bleeding from the head."
Lynch was rushed to Kings County Hospital where she underwent brain surgery Friday night. She was listed in critical condition.
Jones had been admitted to the hospital on Linden Blvd. in East Flatbush on Wednesday after complaining of stomach pains, police sources said.
It was not immediately clear what prompted the attack.
Ohmygod...this is one of the worst things I've ever heard of...I am sure she is getting super VIP treatment though...I hope she comes out of this ok!! :'(
Ohmygod...this is one of the worst things I've ever heard of...I am sure she is getting super VIP treatment though...I hope she comes out of this ok!! :'(
Me too.
I was reading in one of my my emails today about how patient and visitor violence needs more awareness and solutions; this is a jarring reminder, unfortunately.
Unfortunately we are on the frontline for any disatisfaction a patient or family feels whether it's the food, a rude doctor, the insurance company, or what some other nurse did. I will pray for this nurse and her family because it could have been any one of us.
Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
Disrespectful? Really? Where did you come up with this conclusion?
Okay...so, you'd rather nobody stop the incident? Supposedly it was the other way around, said maniac has a gun. Are you going to stop this individual with harsh language and prey he decides to lock himself in the bathroom for fear of a vicious tongue lashing?
I want to work with nurses; not Dirty Harry/Harriet. People are walking around carrying and look what happens: a father gets shot by a retired policeman for texting during movie previews; teen is killed by another "citizen" for playing music too loudly. More guns are not the answer.
I'd rather have law enforcement stop the incident. I will do my best to make my patient safe and attend to my safety.
I get the feeling sometimes that there are people who are just itching to get in a confrontation just so they get to shoot and play the hero.
Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
You're ridiculous because your reaction to this terrible event was to imply that her coworkers (not security, or anyone else) should have been armed, and should have run in and shot this guy.
If everyone had a concealed weapon, then the patient probably would have had one. If he was willing to almost beat a 70 year old nurse to death, I doubt he would have had a problem with shooting her. Having armed coworkers would not have changed the outcome for this woman, because her attacker stopped when they came in the room, unarmed.
You're ridiculous for using this thread to get up on a soapbox about radical anti-gun control ideas. Go start another topic if you want to talk about that. I'd love to read it.
Agree. There are plenty of threads devoted to CC/OC. This is about what happened to one of ours. It's selfish to turn this tragedy into an opportunity to advance a personal agenda.
Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
I'm just stressing the importance of armed individuals in hospital settings. This incident was stopped, thankfully, but next time someone might not be as fortunate. I feel as though this is a perfect time to address a serious concern at hospitals, being the complete lack of adequate security. Signs and private security armed with flashlights simply do not suffice in any shape or form. In my opinion, it's gross negligence on part of the administration, and puts people in danger every single day. I couldn't think of a more appropriate time to bring this up.
Start a thread, then, instead of hijacking this one.
Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
being called old when one is, is not maligning.
Maybe years ago it was considered "old," but these days people are active and working into their 70s. The comment was ageist; if she'd been 32, I doubt her age would have been referred to. Calling her an "old woman" connotes someone who was too frail to function. None of us knows what her functional status was prior to being attacked.
I don't think the age of the nurse would have made much difference. What if she was only 4"11, 98 lbs, but 23? We have a lot of nurses in their 70's. One is 80. They can work circles around some of the young ones.
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This is soo awful :-( I'm soo sad to hear this.
I hope shes doing okay by the minute! So sorry :-(