Resident became escalated and quickly hit a peer multiple times as staff was intervening. Resident was placed on assault precautions at the time of the incident. In-house X-ray results: Acute angulated distal 2nd metacarpal fracture to right hand. His index and middle fingers were buddy taped and resident was placed on no sports for six weeks. PRN Ibuprofen 400mg and an ice pack were administered and resident was transported to Ozark Orthopedics where he was assessed and treated.
On 9/8/23, facility informed Licensing that there is no video footage of this incident to review.