Emergency Department (ED) staff at the Royal Melbourne Hospital have released a confronting video that shows incidents of patients lunging and hurling chairs at staff in a bid to stop the violence and aggression that occurs daily against hospital workers.
Last year, there were almost 7,500 reported incidents of unarmed threats against staff. Of these reports, the most common types of violence and aggression faced by staff in the ED were physical violence, threatening behaviour, and harassment, according to a media release dated Feb. 23.
