Violence Against Emergency Medical Personnel Assistant

Violence Against Pre-hospital Emergency Medical Service Personnel in Guilan Province, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

A National Description of Violence toward Emergency Medical Services Personnel.

INTRODUCTION EMS personnel often work in unpredictable environments and are at high risk for sustaining occupational injuries. One potential source of injury that is of growing concern is violence toward EMS personnel. OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of violence directed at EMS personnel by type and source, and to identify characteristics associated with experiencing violence. METHODS ...

A Systematic Literature Review: Workplace Violence Against Emergency Medical Services Personnel

CONTEXT In spite of the high prevalence and consequences of much workplace violence against emergency medical services personnel, this phenomenon has been given insufficient attention. A systematic review can aid the development of guidelines to reduce violence. OBJECTIVES The research question addressed by this paper is, "What are the characteristics and findings of studies on workplace viol...

Violence against emergency medical services personnel: A systematic review of the literature.

BACKGROUND Violence against emergency medical services (EMS) personnel is a growing concern. The aim of this systematic review is to synthesize the current literature on violence against EMS personnel. METHODS We examined literature from 2000 to 2016. Eligibility criteria included English-language, peer-reviewed studies of EMS personnel that described violence or assaults. Sixteen searches id...

a systematic literature review: workplace violence against emergency medical services personnel

objectives the research question addressed by this paper is, “what are the characteristics and findings of studies on workplace violence against emergency medical services personnel”? data sources a systematic literature review was conducted using online databases (pubmed, scopus, google scholar, and magiran) with the help of experienced librarians. study selection inclusion criteria comprised ...