Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas
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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2018
Observational StudyIncreasing workplace violence in an Australian adult emergency department.
Workplace violence (WPV) is an increasingly concerning occupational hazard within the ED. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence and characteristics of WPV in an adult ED. ⋯ The rate of WPV was increasing within this Australian ED during the study period. The majority of violent patients were affected by drugs and/or alcohol in the absence of a psychiatric diagnosis. Interventions to reduce access to and misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs could have a substantial impact on the concerning increase of violence in the ED.