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"It's a real problem": Wairarapa Hospital attack exemplifies rising violence in EDs

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Apr 2024, 7:39am
Police responded to the incident at the Wairarapa Hospital ED in Masterton about 11.40pm on Saturday.
Police responded to the incident at the Wairarapa Hospital ED in Masterton about 11.40pm on Saturday.

"It's a real problem": Wairarapa Hospital attack exemplifies rising violence in EDs

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Apr 2024, 7:39am

The attack at Wairarapa Hospital is being seen as an example of the increasing violence being seen around the country's Emergency Departments.

A visitor was struck with a machete on Saturday night, suffering a fractured skull.

An incident team's reviewing what happened as a 62-year-old faces charges.

Association of Salaried Medical Specialists Executive Director Sarah Dalton told Mike Hosking that it's a real problem.

She says it's usually more verbal violence than physical, but members are saying physical violence is on the increase.

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