PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Al-Zayed, Abdullah H. AU - Jammah, Anwar A. AU - Al-Nozha, Mansour TI - Physical assault on a medical resident DP - 2003 Aug 01 TA - Saudi Medical Journal PG - 895--897 VI - 24 IP - 8 4099 - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/8/895.short 4100 - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/8/895.full SO - Saudi Med J2003 Aug 01; 24 AB - We report a physical assault on a 25-year-old male medical resident who was on-call in the emergency room. Causes of assault on physicians as well as how they can be avoided are discussed.