Workplace violence in emergency departments: The health professionals and security personnel alliance. (27th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ramacciati, Nicola; Giusti, Gian Domenico
• Is Part Of: Emergency medicine Australasia. Volume 32:Number 6(2020)
• Page Start: 1074
• Page End: 1076
• Publication Date: 2020-08-27
• Subjects: emergency department -- security service -- workplace violence; Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; Emergency medicine -- Australasia -- Periodicals; 616.025
• DOI: 10.1111/1742-6723.13608
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-6731

Abstract

Abstract: Violence in the health sector is a widespread worldwide phenomenon. Emergency nurses and emergency physicians are among the most exposed. In violent incidents, security personnel also play an important role. Wand and colleagues on Emergency Medicine Australasia have tried to give voice to the opinions and experiences of security personnel in responding to aggression and behavioural problems. Sharing some data from our 2016 Italian National Survey on Violence towards Emergency Nurses, further elements are provided on this issue. The different perspectives of healthcare professionals and security personnel can converge in an alliance to counteract violence in the ED.