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"A patient at Elliot Hospital attacked a security guard Wednesday night, police said.Manchester police said Fern Ornelas, 53, attacked a guard in a secure area of the hospital. Police said Ornelas began punching the guard, who had to fight back.\"It was described as a very violent assault, a very prolonged confrontation between this officer and the patient,\" said Lt. Maureen Tessier.Ornelas' mug shot shows him with a swollen right eye and other facial injuries.Police said Ornelas was in the secure unit of the emergency department used for patients with psychiatric issues. Investigators said Ornelas became agitated and was disturbing other patients.\"The security officer was trying to escort him back to his room when he suddenly turned on him unprovoked and began to punch him repeatedly in the face, basically catching the security officer off guard,\" Tessier said.A Manchester police officer on detail at the hospital responded and helped to restrain the man, but at that point, the security guard had already taken action, police said.\"By returning blows to the individual, deploying pepper spray and wrestling him to the ground, where he is basically able to hold him there until additional officers were able to help him,\" Tessier said.A similar assault took place in the same unit a few months ago. Police said a patient needing psychiatric treatment who had been held for days in an evaluation room attacked two hospital workers. One nurse was seriously injured.In the past, doctors have said patients are often held in the secure area while they wait for a bed to become available at the state hospital. Doctors said it's an ongoing problem.Ornelas was taken into police custody, but he is now back at the hospital in serious condition. Court officials said his arraignment on a charge of simple assault was delayed while he is treated."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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