Incidence and prevalence of violence toward health care workers in emergency departments: a multicenter cross-sectional survey

Incidence and prevalence of violence toward health care workers in emergency departments: a multicenter cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Workplace violence and abuse in the emergency department (ED) has increasingly become a serious and alarming phenomenon worldwide where health care professionals are more prone to violence compared with other specialties. Aims We aimed to estimate prevalence, and types of work pl...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Alshahrani, Razan Alfaisal, Khalid Alshahrani, Leyan Alotaibi, Hissah Alghoraibi, Eman Alghamdi, Lulwah Almusallam, Zaineh Saffarini, Salihah Alessa, Faten Alwayel, Lubna Saffarini, Ali Alrawdhan, Charlene Mapusao, Laila Perlas Asonto, Amal Alsulaibikh, Mohammed Aljumaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency Department
Workplace violence
Health care workers
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00394-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00394-1

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