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Workplace Violence and Safety
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Prevention of Assault and Battery Against Health Care Workers in a New Mexico Emergency Department
Journal of Emergency NursingVol. 34Issue 6p584–585Published online: September 9, 2008- Kathy Lopez-Bushnell
- Jodie Martinez
Cited in Scopus: 1You see security running through your emergency department, hear screaming and staff members talking, and are wondering what has happened now. You later find out that one of your fellow staff members was attacked and beaten by a patient. Legal charges are filed against the patient for assault, but the charges are dropped and the patient is set free. A patient’s family member attacks another staff member. A registered nurse is sprayed with mace after caring for a small child. Later the assailant is found to have a pair of scissors in her possession, which she intended to use as well. - Injury Prevention
Preventing Staff Injuries From Violence
Journal of Emergency NursingVol. 32Issue 6p523–524Published online: October 18, 2006- Reneé Semonin Holleran
Cited in Scopus: 10This past summer, a pregnant emergency nurse was severely beaten by a mentally ill patient while she was providing care for another patient. She was knocked unconscious and required hospitalization. Another nurse was exposed to pepper spray that was in a patient's purse and required treatment. These examples bring attention once again to the issue of workplace violence and the need for emergency departments to develop methods to prevent injuries to staff and patients. These particular incidents were reported on the Internet, but many incidents continue to go unreported.
