What the source explains
The study analysed 200 completed surveys from two geographically distinct emergency departments. Reported events included verbal and physical abuse, confrontation outside work and stalking. Accompanying people were commonly identified as perpetrators, and reporting was limited. The results describe the participating departments and respondents; they do not support blaming all patients’ relatives or calculating a national rate from this sample.
Using this reading in your hospital
Review emergency-department safety as a team issue. Include technicians, ambulance personnel and cleaning staff in induction and reporting arrangements. Ask how an incident affecting one worker is communicated to others who may face the same immediate risk.
A question for your team
Does every emergency-department role know how to obtain assistance, including staff employed by a contractor?
Original source
- 2024 study · Violence in two Indian emergency departments ↗Study authors · International Journal of Emergency Medicine · Source checked 2026-09-10
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