Violence and verbal abuse against staff in accident and emergency departments: A survey of consultants in the UK and the Republic of Ireland

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 262-265

  Jenkins, Mark G ^a   Rocke, Laurence G ^a   McNicholl, Brian P ^a   Hughes, Declan M ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Security; Staff; Verbal abuse; Violence

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CITY; CONSULTATION; COURT; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPECTATION; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRELAND; LACERATION; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VICTIM; VIDEORECORDING; VIOLENCE;

CONSULTANTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031872119     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.4.262     Document Type: Review

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