A patient badly injured a nurse at the CHUL hospital in Canada. Following recent assaults on healthcare workers, a third victim agreed to remain inside the psychiatric emergency department to ensure safety.

A nursing association reports growing cases of violence directed at healthcare staff. A union stated that the beating of the nurse at the CHUL hospital is far from an isolated case. Journal de Québec, Noovo Info, and TVA Nouvelles reported details about the assault and the victim's choice to stay in psychiatric emergency.