Dr. Signe Zelča was on duty in the emergency room. A 21-year-old woman under the influence of drugs was brought in. She said she wanted a drink. The doctor allowed her to stand up, but a blow followed.

"I received an unexpected blow to the head, to the temples. A strong blow, an unexpected blow. I didn’t understand what was happening. But there were colleagues around. Security was called,” the doctor recalled.

In another case at the hospital, physician assistant Mihails Saļ...