A patient in a psychiatric unit savagely assaults a doctor in British Columbia, leaving him
with severe facial injuries, a broken jaw and other fractures. 1 This is an extreme case but …

A cardiothoracic surgeon was fatally wounded in 2015 after being shot by a patient's family
member inside Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. 1 Similarly, in 2010 an orthopedic …

Staggering rates of verbal and phy-sical violence are documented in the study by Gerberich
and colleagues, 1 published in the June issue of OEM, and yet most nurses and other …

Workplace violence is a pervasive problem in health care settings across Canada. Health
care workers have a fourfold higher rate of workplace violence than any other profession …

Background: The recent death of a Victorian surgeon who was assaulted by a member of the
public when leaving work has re-highlighted the risk and potential cost of violence …

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When I worked as a clerk in an emergency department (ED) years ago, I saw a patient
making karate moves. He jumped over the counter, put his fist through the time clock, and …

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Journal 677 being the most common verbal abuse offenders (45.4%), with nurses offending …

While working in healthcare has always carried an inherent amount of danger, I can tell you
with certainty that the last time I was a staff nurse (in the spirit of transparency—it's been a …

Chen et al 1 illuminate the increasing risk of workplace violence to women in the education
sector through analysis of lost time claims and emergency department visits in Ontario …