Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
"As far as actual violence goes, statistically, health care is four or five times more dangerous than any other profession.”
Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn.
Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover.
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