Nurses facing violence at Crozer hospital

In the spring of 2009, Crozer-Chester nurse Aimuel Elder walked into a patient's room to find family members fighting and using pepper spray. He got sprayed as well.

"I tried to settle things down," he said. "The police were called and so were our own security. The police arrived before our security."

Another staffer said that panic buttons on their badges don't work.

"Violence in health care is a national trend and is on the rise," a Crozer-Chester spokeswoman wrote in an e-mail. Kathy Scullin said the hospital, located in Upland, just outside the city of Chester, has revamped safety procedures. 

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