MedPage Today November 23, 2024
— It’s high time to prevent attacks on healthcare workers in the ED
I (Doehring) remember his denim overalls and the sound of muddy boots hitting the emergency department (ED) floor as he suddenly lunged out of the gurney with his big hands stretched toward my neck. He was intoxicated, which made him slower, thankfully. His words were profane and offensive. I was a young, slightly built, new mother of two with flight reflexes that saved me from physical injury that day. More than 20 years later, I can still see his face.
All I had done was walk toward his bed in the large ward filled with 15 other patients, planning to introduce myself as his emergency physician and...
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