Despite policies prohibiting firearms, some still bring their weapons into medical buildings. In such cases, doctors can take these three simple measures to prevent the situation from escalating:
that left one patient dead and four other patients injured — have doctors questioning how safe their workplaces are and how they should handle a potential threat.
"Certainly, if the patient is belligerent of threatening, a call to security is warranted," said Cheng. However, if they are of low or no suspicion, a judgment call can be made as to whether to continue with the exam or to ask them to return to their vehicle to safely store the firearm and then return for their exam, he said.
Board-certified internist Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, was working at an outpatient office in Indianapolis, when her new 39-year-old male patient told her that he was carrying a gun.
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