I remember I was getting sheets for a bed as the paramedics wheeled him along the corridor. I took a good look at him, and then I looked at the paramedic and pointed to my face. He nodded. The patient had bulging eyes and bruised occipital area. The paramedic asked if the psychiatric room was free. The psychiatric room is usually where we care for patients who have a psychiatric history or intoxication. There isn’t any equipment on show, it is all locked behind a cupboard so patients cannot harm themselves and can only cause limited damage to hospital property if they get aggressive due to intoxication or drugs. It also has a water hose hidden in a cupboard so that we can easily clean the room. The paramedics had put Sam onto the bed before I could get to him and hear the history. Sam looked like he had poor circulation as his face was a deep blotchy purple colour; the paramedic pulled me to one side and told me what had happened. Sam had a long history of depression and had been found by his wife, trying to kill himself.
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