Workplace violence in emergency medicine: Current knowledge and future directions

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-531

  Kowalenko, Terry ^a   Cunningham, Rebecca ^a,b   Sachs, Carolyn J ^c   Gore, Robert ^d   Barata, Isabel A ^e   Gates, Donna ^f   Hargarten, Stephen W ^g   Josephson, Elaine B ^h   Kamat, Sonia ^a,b   Kerr, Harry D ⁱ   McClain, Anyka ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Downstate Health Sciences University   (United States)

^e NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^g MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^h LINCOLN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Wis   (United States)

Author keywords

assault; Emergency Department; Emergency Medicine; workplace injuries; workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; ELDER ABUSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SECURITY MEASURES; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84866097722     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.056     Document Type: Article

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