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It is Friday night, before a long bank holiday weekend. You have had a very busy day on your base ward, the Acute Medical Unit as one of your colleagues has called in sick. You have had to cover two zones on your own and have finished work late.

You are due to meet your girlfriend in town to watch a superhero movie. Whilst queueing to obtain popcorn you notice your colleague in front of you. He appears to be well and with his family, on a night out.

The most appropriate response is:

You are working the night shift in a District General Hospital Emergency Department.

The nurse in charge, who is your friend, asks you to look up her husband’s imaging and blood tests results from his admission to hospital during the day. She explains that his mobile phone has run out of battery, she cannot get hold of him and she is keen to find out if he is okay.

What is your most appropriate option?

A psychotic patient approaches you, “pulls out their cannula” and throws it at you. They then proceed to grab you at the top of your scrub top and continue to tighten their grip. You are visibly shaken and distressed.

You find it difficult to breathe and start panicking.

The most appropriate action is: