The nurses’ union has compared the working conditions of staff in the Royal Adelaide Hospital’s Emergency Department to a “war zone” following three violent incidents in less than a week.
Three hospital staff members were attacked by a mental health patient on Tuesday night, leaving them with significant injuries.
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The patient allegedly threw a printer and a metal drink bottle at staff.
A nurse who was allegedly attacked sustained a shoulder injury,while a doctor and security guard received facial injuries requiring a plastic surgery review.
It follows two earlier incidents involving mental health patients.
A nurse was allegedly hit around the head last week and a patient broke security doors over the weekend, leading to staff being locked in a tearoom.
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation SA branch secretary Elizabeth Dabars said staff and patients had been traumatised and …
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