Sorry to hear about your face. I've been a teacher for over 40 years, but I never hurt any of my students (one father explicitly told me to do so if his son misbehaved, but I said "That's not my style. There are better ways").
Health? My wife was a professional nurse for 30 years, so we share a lot of ideas. I'll have to check you out.
Anger caused not necessarily by the oil spill but due to other factors might have influenced that course of action.