Patient assaults nurse trying to draw his blood at Alabama hospital, police say
A routine blood draw ended with a patient allegedly assaulting a nurse at an Alabama hospital, authorities said.
The 64-year-old suspect was arrested after authorities said he kicked a nurse in the chest as she attempted to draw his blood. The incident unfolded inside the Mobile Infirmary Medical Center just before 9 a.m. Friday, according to the Mobile Police Department.
The nurse’s condition and the extent of her injuries was unknown as of Monday.
The patient was booked on second-degree assault charges and remained jailed as of Monday afternoon, online records show.
This story was originally published October 4, 2021 at 12:29 PM with the headline "Patient assaults nurse trying to draw his blood at Alabama hospital, police say."
Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald