A South Fort Myers who was being treated in a hospital emergency room is accused of biting two medical personnel.
Robin Bartholet, 47, of the 2800 block of Turban Court, was charged with two counts of battery on an emergency medical technician and nurse.
According to a Lee County Sheriff’s Office report:
Deputies were called Saturday to the emergency room at HealthPark Medical Center, 9981 South HealthPark Drive in Fort Myers. A patient was being evaluated under the Marchman Act. The woman had been abusive to staff was placed in restraints and eventually punched and kicked several nurses and technicians.
An EMT was holding the woman down while a nurse tried to insert a catheter. She sat up and bit him on the forearm. He asked her to let go, but she refused.
About 15 minutes later, a registered nurse was trying to administer medication when he was bitten on the forearm and had a small chunk of flesh torn out.
After she was medically cleared, the woman was taken to jail and refused to get out of the patrol car. Several women correctional officers assisted her out and she was taken inside, still being disorderly. She was then pepper-sprayed.
