Psychiatrists being attacked by their patients is more common than people might believe. If I am attacked, it is in my office and I have no one but myself to rely on, unless I have hidden a firearm under my desk.
You have orderlies, yes, but your patients are not regular people who are just tired of living and wanted a punching bag. Someone to slap. Your patients are violent and disturbed, and it is highly likely that they could harm you without any hope of you recovering fully in the few seconds it would take help to arrive.
If the state cannot take the little time it takes to read the statistics about patients attacking their doctors and take into account the difference between most patients and yours, then the fault is not your own. If such a thing were to happen, I believe you could sue, could you not?
[blah blah chilton your work is so dangerous you're so brave i can't imagine that horror blah blah americans like to sue thing don't they blah blah the government is dumb blah blah would you like some ham?]
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You have orderlies, yes, but your patients are not regular people who are just tired of living and wanted a punching bag. Someone to slap. Your patients are violent and disturbed, and it is highly likely that they could harm you without any hope of you recovering fully in the few seconds it would take help to arrive.
If the state cannot take the little time it takes to read the statistics about patients attacking their doctors and take into account the difference between most patients and yours, then the fault is not your own. If such a thing were to happen, I believe you could sue, could you not?
[blah blah chilton your work is so dangerous you're so brave i can't imagine that horror blah blah americans like to sue thing don't they blah blah the government is dumb blah blah would you like some ham?]