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The actions from colleagues of a doctor who was critically injured after being allegedly stabbed by a patient at one of Tasmania's major hospitals have been described as "life-saving".
Key points:
- A "senior" doctor was allegedly stabbed while at work in the emergency department of the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie on Sunday
- A person was arrested by police shortly after the attack
- The doctor's life was saved by medical colleagues at the hospital
Police were called to the North West Regional Hospital (NWRH) in Burnie, on the state's north-west coast, following reports a medical professional had been wounded on Sunday afternoon.
Australian Medical Association Tasmania (AMA) president Dr John Saul confirmed a male doctor was "significantly injured" during the incident.
"It's our understanding that one of our senior doctors was the victim of a violent incident at the Emergency Department," he said.
"It appears that it was some sort of wounding, most likely a stabbing."
The doctor was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) where he is in a critical but stable condition.
A youth was arrested shortly after the incident.