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M.B. Mack

Florida Nurse Beaten by Patient in Unprovoked Attack Will Likely Be Blind: 'Every Bone in the Victim's Face Is Broken'

Stephen Eric Scantlebury was admitted to HCA Florida Palms West Hospital after suffering a mental health crises. (Credit: PBSO)

A nurse is likely to lose her eyesight after being brutally attacked by a patient at a Florida hospital, highlighting growing concerns over workplace violence in healthcare facilities.

On February 18, 33-year-old Stephen Eric Scantlebury was admitted to HCA Florida Palms West Hospital under the Baker Act, which allows individuals experiencing mental health crises to be involuntarily held for evaluation, CBS Austin reported.

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