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Health P.E.I. said in an email statement that the hospital issued a Code Silver in the early hours when a patient in the department became agitated and began to make threats with a weapon, in this case, a pencil.
Health P.E.I. indicated that hospital security responded and called in support from Charlottetown Police Services, who were able to safely subdue the patient without injury.P.E.I. NURSES' UNION: Unsafe staffing is putting P.E.I. patients at risk. Nurses have solutions. Health P.E.I. immediately met with the involved staff to debrief how the incident was handled. Staff have been provided with support as would happen after any traumatic event. No changes to the security protocol have been implemented.Environmental Violence Risk Assessments are done regularly within Health P.E.I.
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