An island seaman lashed out at staff in the Western Isles Hospital, Stornoway Sheriff Court has been told.
Graham Jaffray of Leurbost, North Lochs, Lewis, previously pleaded guilty to hindering a GP and an emergency nurse practitioner in the accident and emergency department of the Stornoway hospital.
Procurator fiscal, Karen Smith, said a “highly intoxicated” Jaffray was taken to hospital by ambulance at half past midnight on 24 April this year.
Initially, the 38-
In a treatment room he was accompanied by a medical staff member after a doctor left due to his behaviour.
Ten minutes later the doctor returned and Jaffray “got angry.
He lashed out with his arms and legs and used foul language.
Patient lashed out at emergency staff
16 December 2016
Medical staff felt “very threatened and backed-
He continued his “erratic behaviour” after police arrived.
His lawyer said Jaffray had a fear of injections and “overreacted” when a nurse holding a needle came to give him an injection.
The solicitor said his client wished to apologise as “the last thing hard working hospital staff needs is someone behaving as he did.”
Jaffray also pleaded guilty to a separate incident when he angrily kicked over a clothes horse and its contents in October.
Sheriff David Sutherland warned he could go to prison if he continued his behaviour.
Jaffray was fined a total of £1200, which would have been £1600 but for his early plea, to be paid at £50 per week.