Join us as we discuss Charles Emmett Logan, a patient who attacked nurses during night shift in a Minnesota hospital. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses.

Sources

https://www.ems1.com/patient-handling/articles/video-patient-dead-after-attacking-nurses-with-metal-pole-7COCsH6a3JFYVRZK/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2014/11/07/patient-assaults-four-nurses-with-a-metal-bar-during-a-violent-hospital-rampage/

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/patient-who-helped-nurses-during-attack-reacts-to-surveillance-video/

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/video-shows-man-attacking-nurses-with-metal-pole/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/watch-hospital-patient-attack-nurses-n243251

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/03/10/officers-not-charge

https://www.startribune.com/behind-maplewood-incident-a-rising-trend-of-hospital-violence/281873681

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9536186/

https://nursingcecentral.com/epidemic-of-violence-against-healthcare-workers-continues/

https://www.nursingworld.org/globalassets/docs/ana/comment-letters/2025-ana-policy-priorities_final.pdf