A survey of workplace violence across 65 U.S. emergency departments

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1268-1274

  Kansagra, Susan M ^a   Rao, Sowmya R ^a   Sullivan, Ashley F ^a   Gordon, James A ^a   Magid, David J ^b   Kaushal, Rainu ^c   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a   Blumenthal, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Safety; Violence; Weapons; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSE MANAGER; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CRIME VICTIMS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SECURITY MEASURES; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WEAPONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349179455     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00282.x     Document Type: Article

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