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Double amputee shoots doctor, ER staff member at Florida VA medical center

The doctor, who has not been identified, was seated at the doctors’ station when a technician ran in and alerted the staff that a patient had a gun. The doctor and another hospital member heard at least three gunshots before the suspect entered the room.

According to court documents, Bon, who is a double amputee, appeared on a scooter and was reportedly “screaming about cigarettes.

In an attempt to distract the armed suspect, the doctor advised that there were cigarettes behind him. He then charged at the suspect and tried to disarm him.

Bon fired three more shots and one of the bullets entered the doctor's neck and exited near the base of his skull, the affidavit claimed.

The doctor was able to gain control of the weapon and hospital staff restrained Bon using a chair until law enforcement was able to take him into custody.

A second employee was injured in the struggle, suffering a gunshot wound to the buttocks.

The VA issued a statement to Fox News that the injured doctor had been released from the hospital and “is doing well.”

 

[Birdstrike]

Dude, if you're reading this, you are a straight up hero. Come forward. You're a badass. You are to be commended.

 

[chudat]

unfortunately the same doctor also has a darker history:

Shands doctor faces criminal charges

 

[WilcoWorld]

I almost started a thread earlier this week to discuss being threatened with violence at work. I would bet that the vast majority of EM docs and nurses have been threatened (or worse) at work.

This is a tough job we do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

unfortunately the same doctor also has a darker history:

Shands doctor faces criminal charges

Would guess he had some issues, cleaned up his act and that’s probably why he now works at the VA. Good for him.

 

[TooMuchResearch]

I almost started a thread earlier this week to discuss being threatened with violence at work. I would bet that the vast majority of EM docs and nurses have been threatened (or worse) at work.

This is a tough job we do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Usually I can sense it and get security around. Then again, at least one place I work doesn't have security and police sometimes take longer than would be helpful.

 

[Hercules]

I would bet that the vast majority of EM docs and nurses have been threatened (or worse) at work.

This is a tough job we do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I would assume 100% have been threatened and a high number have actually been attacked.

 

[betamale]

Dang, intense, cigarette addiction is serious

 

[Stagg737]

I almost started a thread earlier this week to discuss being threatened with violence at work. I would bet that the vast majority of EM docs and nurses have been threatened (or worse) at work.

This is a tough job we do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

I would assume 100% have been threatened and a high number have actually been attacked.

There have been some studies/surveys showing that healthcare workers have the highest rates of assault out of all professions, even more so than police and prison guards. I believe there's plenty of data showing this but here's one piece from OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3826.pdf

 

[Alvarez13]

unfortunately the same doctor also has a darker history:

Shands doctor faces criminal charges

Florida doc to treat Florida man.

My home.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

I see a lot of behavior waved off as psychiatric that I feel is actually criminal.

I almost started a thread earlier this week to discuss being threatened with violence at work. I would bet that the vast majority of EM docs and nurses have been threatened (or worse) at work.

This is a tough job we do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 

[deleted480308]

I see a lot of behavior waived off as psychiatric that I feel is actually criminal.

It should all be treated as criminal, a doc can see you in prison

 

[Mad Jack]

I see a lot of behavior waved off as psychiatric that I feel is actually criminal.

In inpatient psychiatry I have to deal with that often- patients who are severely assaultive but are not mentally ill, per se, but rather have impulse control issues while also understanding the consequences of their actions. It puts me and the rest of the staff I work with in dangerous situations with some frequency.

There have been some studies/surveys showing that healthcare workers have the highest rates of assault out of all professions, even more so than police and prison guards. I believe there's plenty of data showing this but here's one piece from OSHA: https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3826.pdf

There was another study on physicians in particular that showed EM as the most likely to be assaulted, followed closely by psychiatry, and a third study found psychiatry as the most likely to be killed by a patient by a wide margin. Stay on guard at all times if you're dealing with either patient population

 

[turkeyjerky]

Just read the top dozen or so comments. Oh my god and I thought nytimes.com readers were bad lol.

 

[thegenius]

I would run away if I were there...hide...if there were gun shots I would hide under a patient's gurney.

That doc got shot in the neck!!!!!! And he's OK?!!?!? amazing

 

[miacomet]

Would guess he had some issues, cleaned up his act and that’s probably why he now works at the VA. Good for him.

Those are serious issues...

 

[Old_Mil]

Double amputee shoots doctor, ER staff member at Florida VA medical center

The doctor, who has not been identified, was seated at the doctors’ station when a technician ran in and alerted the staff that a patient had a gun. The doctor and another hospital member heard at least three gunshots before the suspect entered the room.

According to court documents, Bon, who is a double amputee, appeared on a scooter and was reportedly “screaming about cigarettes.

In an attempt to distract the armed suspect, the doctor advised that there were cigarettes behind him. He then charged at the suspect and tried to disarm him.

Bon fired three more shots and one of the bullets entered the doctor's neck and exited near the base of his skull, the affidavit claimed.

The doctor was able to gain control of the weapon and hospital staff restrained Bon using a chair until law enforcement was able to take him into custody.

A second employee was injured in the struggle, suffering a gunshot wound to the buttocks.

The VA issued a statement to Fox News that the injured doctor had been released from the hospital and “is doing well.”

...so, is it time to go to work and stash a packs of cigs and a small flask of whiskey in the ED?

...in a related question, what's time to onset of paralysis of 280mg of IM Succinylcholine?

 

[TooMuchResearch]

Probably 120+ seconds, though I've never used it.

 

[Dr Mantis Toboggan]

Those are serious issues...

No doubt and I don’t mean to lessen the impact of intimate partner violence.