Nurses attacked at QEH

Violence against nurses sparks fresh safety calls - Barbados Today

Three nurses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital were attacked by a patient wielding a sharp object early on Wednesday, in the second violent incident targeting the nursing community in less than a month, prompting renewed calls for urgent action to protect healthcare staff. The female patient had the object concealed before she attacked the nurses, who received immediate medical and psychological support, the hospital’s communications specialist Sh…

QEH reflecting on safety procedures after attack on nurse

The management of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is tonight reacting to an incident there in which three registered nurses were slashed by a patient Tuesday night.  Communications specialist Shane Sealy confirmed the incident and said the injuries were not life-threatening, but have left those involved shaken.  Reliable sources informed CBC News that a female patient, who was admitted Tuesday night, hid broken glass in her underwear and used it to…

Nurses attacked at QEH

There has been yet another attack on nurses. The Nation understands three nurses were cut with varying degrees of severity by a female patient at the