What was unnerving was the fact that the patient's robes were tainted with blood. There were linear cuts on her left wrist, indicating self-inflicted injury. No shards or sharp objects were seen nearby. As my poor friend was about to make a run up the stairs, the patient yelled, "Are there people up there looking for me? DON'T TELL SECURITY I'M DOWN HERE!!!!"
Within minutes, my friend was at the clinical school. Security was called, and they successfully "apprehended" the girl downstairs.
Turned out the patient absconded from the psychiatric unit, and sought refuge in the basement. How did she manage to get her hands on something sharp to injure herself, we don't know.
[Makes one think twice about going down to the basement (alone) right now.]
I sure am glad my friend managed to escape, unharmed. What would have happened, should the female patient become aggressive and "pounce" on her? What if she was holding a sharp object then? And what if my friend didn't make it to the stairs in time?
Labels: Events, Medicine/Hospitals/Medics, Random thoughts
