NSW, Australia: stabbing highlights nursing dangers

1 post · started Jan 7, 2011

cougarnurse Jan 7, 2011, 3:12 PM
This may have happened in australia, but it could happen anywhere: http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=561375&vId=2079324

Nurses say the stabbing death of a health worker in country New South Wales highlights the dangers they face every day.

A psychiatric patient is accused of attacking two nurses at Bloomfield Hospital in Orange on Wednesday afternoon.

Bob Fenwick, 63, died after being stabbed in the chest and arms, while a junior female nurse was also wounded.

The 33 year old patient has been charged with murder and attempted murder.

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