Physical assault on a medical resident

Abdullah H Al-Zayed; Anwar A Jammah; Mansour Al-Nozha

Physical assault on a medical resident

Saudi Med J. 2003 Aug;24(8):895-7.

Authors

Abdullah H Al-Zayed¹, Anwar A Jammah, Mansour Al-Nozha

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 12939680

Abstract

We report a physical assault on a 25-year-old male medical resident who was on-call in the emergency room. Causes of assault on physicians as well as how they can be avoided are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arab World
Cultural Characteristics
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Male
Physical Examination
Physician-Patient Relations*
Saudi Arabia
Violence*