Management of violent incidents

Profiling Violent Incidents: An Explorative Study

The aim of the study was to formulate a profile of incidents inside a high security prison for a period of one year. To this end the study surveyed all the closed files related to the incidents in a high security prison for a period of one year. It was found that inmate assault was the most frequently occurring incident and that there is a relationship between an incident and the index offence ...

Prevention and management of aggression training and officially reported violent incidents: The Tompkins Acute Ward Study

System memory in violent incidents: evidence from patterns of reoccurrence.

For 20% of a sample of 1,078 violent incidents reported in British bars and pubs, another incident was reported at the same premises within 6 months. Log-survival analysis revealed nonrandom sequences that demonstrate a system memory effect separate from any biases involving particular venues. The rate of reoccurrence was not constant during the 6 months following incidents but was significantl...

An audit of violent incidents in a drug treatment centre

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of, and factors associated with violence in a drug treatment centre. Method: This study is a retrospective audit of all incident forms completed at an urban drug treatment centre between December 1991 and July 1996 with reference to case notes for additional clinical information on individuals involved in violent incidents. Partici...

Management of the violent patient.

Emergency medical services (EMS) providers must often manage violent or combative patients. The data regarding violence against EMS personnel are poor, but according to studies conducted thus far, between 0.8% and 5.0% of incidents to which EMS personnel respond involve violence or the threat of violence. Physical or chemical restraint is usually the only option available to emergency care prov...