observer Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 A&E units are to be redesigned to protect staff from irate drunks. Perhaps a maze to enter, so by the time they get through it, they've sobered up or died?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverlady54 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Why is it always the minority who are forcing a re-think? A policeman/bouncer on the doors of A & E should keep out anyone who appears to be drunk and let the rest of the staff and patients carry on as normal. If that means they don't get treated then tough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Agree with your sentiment SL, BUT, just imagine the Human Rights Brigade kicking off if some drunken lout didn't get treated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 I read a story last week about assaults of hospital staff and it turned out to be the funniest read I've had in ages. I think the report was intended to be serious but some of the things listed as staff injuries made me wonder if the reporter was having a laugh. Â Anyway make your own mind up from this extract. Other staff assaults resulted in a variety of injuries, including sprains, chest pain, cuts to the arm, a swollen wrist and back strain. In a list detailing 506 complaints, other incidents of note included one person burned their eye after spilling soup and another person got ?frostbite like? marks after being in an ?extremely? cold kitchen. One staff member was infected in the eye after urine from a catheter splashed them and someone got chest pain after chasing a man who stole a charity box. Another person was unfortunate enough to cut their eye on stiff toilet paper as they they blew their nose. Â Â Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Errrm..... well.... ok I just laughed until my sides hurt. Shall I go to A&E Â Which hospitals were those in then any idea? Â Surely the ones about the soup and toilet roll MUST be jokes with some daft reporter who thought they were being serious. Gosh if anyone had really done that I'm sure that out of embarrasment they wouldn't have reported it in the accident book. Â Thanks for that Bill it really made me giggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 That was just a small piece lifted from the online news section of the Guardian (about a week ago) so I assume the hospital in question is indeed Warrington. Â Â Â Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Say no more then Although isn't lifting news stories from other sources rather naughtly if you don't put a link It's ok now though as you have said where it's from  We've cancelled ours as the content and reporting and errors are rather naff these days and its full of nothing but adverts but maybe we should have hung on a while longer if there's giggles like that in it  Just made my son some soup when he came in and the minute I opened the tin I started laughing again I'm dreading going to the bathroom and seeing the toilet roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 A link here to the Guardian website  Blimey Diz, people in the past have been shot for less.    Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Just testing Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Surprised Bill hasn't had to visit A&E, using the "G" word on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Gary's not been on yet ... going now before I get told off too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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