ABC News – Australia
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·4 hours ago
Secure area with one exit left hospital staff trapped by armed patient
Staff at Canberra Hospital were trapped for three hours after a patient produced a knife on Wednesday. Eight employees locked themselves in a secure staff station while police negotiated with the 35-year-old man, who was in breach of a psychiatric treatment order. Concerns about the unit's single exit were previously raised by staff amid ongoing design reviews.
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