Violence in Emergency Facilities

Workplace Violence: A Regional Survey in Iranian Hospitals’ Emergency Departments

Background and Objectives: Violence toward healthcare workers has emerged as an important health problem. This type of violence has the potential to severely influence healthcare workers, patients, and the community. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of violence in emergency departments, and to identify associated risk fac‌tors using a sample of emergency department healthcare workers ...

Investigation of violence against emergency nurses in a referral university hospital in Southern Iran

Introduction: Today, the incidence of violence such as verbal violence physical violence, including battering, sexual harassment is defined conflicts, especially in work environments around the world. The aim of this study was to investigate violence against emergency department nurses of Shahid Mohammadi hospital in Bandar Abbas. Methods: This study was a cross - sectional descriptive study wh...

Violence in the Accident and Emergency Department.

Crimes of violence are recorded increasingly frequently, including those involving health professionals. We reviewed records of violent incidents kept for a major Accident and Emergency Department over a ten-year period. Details were recorded in a Violent Incident Book by all grades of A/E staff, and separate records were kept by hospital security officers. A total of 407 incidents were recorde...

Domestic violence in emergency medicine patients.

Domestic violence is an important public health issue. This review seeks to inform doctors who care for patients who have suffered domestic violence.

Preventing and controlling violence in emergency departments.