Facing threat of violence, health care workers in Toronto’s ERs learn to protect themselves | Unpublished
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Author: Kelly Grant, Photography by Sarah Espedido
Publication Date: September 16, 2025 - 04:30

Facing threat of violence, health care workers in Toronto’s ERs learn to protect themselves

September 16, 2025

The patient’s name is Rowan, and he is not happy to be held in a hospital against his will.

Rowan was admitted to an inpatient psychiatry unit for bizarre behaviour and paranoia after coming in off the streets to receive IV antibiotics for a leg wound.



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