ArticleThe western journal of emergency medicine2023
The Team Is Not Okay: Violence in Emergency Departments Across Disciplines in a Health System.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Psychological wellbeing of healthcare professionals in regional, rural and remote emergency departments: an integrative review.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Hospital-Based Shootings in the US, 2000-2024: A Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2026Pooled it
- From De-escalation to Restraint: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Clinician Decision-Making in Patient Agitation.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- A scoping review of risk determinants for workplace violence in emergency departments.European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- The first cut is the deepest: understanding learner trauma in the emergency medicine clerkship.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- How Do Weapons Screening Programs Reduce Armed Hospital Assault? A Scoping Review of Public Health Principles.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Fight, flight, freeze, fawn: mapping emergency department staff stress responses to workplace violence - a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Workplace Violence and Patient Management Time in the Emergency Department: An Observational Study.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Observational
- Prevalence and Impact of Violence Against Healthcare Workers in Brazilian Emergency Departments: A National Survey.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Reducing physical assaults on residents through implementation of project BETA: Best practices in the evaluation and treatment of agitation.AEM education and training · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Weapons in the Health Care Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2025Review
- Qualitative Exploration of Health Care Professionals' Experiences Caring for Young People With Acute Severe Behavioral Disturbance in the Acute Care Setting.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2025Article
- Use of Body Armor by EMS Clinicians, Workplace Violence, and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Care.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Workplace violence against healthcare workers in the emergency department - a 10-year retrospective single-center cohort study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Strategies for optimal management of pediatric acute agitation in emergency settings.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
- Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department: Case Study on Staff and Law Enforcement Disagreement on Reportable Crimes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionHealthcare workers, particularly those in the emergency department (ED), experience high rates of injuries caused by workplace violence (WPV).
objectiveOur goal was to establish the incidence of WPV among multidisciplinary ED staff within a regional health system and assess its impact on staff victims.
methodsWe conducted a survey study of all multidisciplinary ED staff at 18 Midwestern EDs encompassing a larger health system between November 18-December 31, 2020. We solicited the incidence of verbal abuse and physical assault experienced and witnessed by respondents over the prior six months, as well as its impact on staff.
resultsWe included responses from 814 staff (24.5% response rate) for final analysis with 585 (71.9%) indicating some form of violence experienced in the preceding six months. A total of 582 (71.5%) respondents indicated experiencing verbal abuse, and 251 (30.8%) indicated experiencing some form of physical assault. All disciplines experienced some type of verbal abuse and nearly all experienced some type of physical assault. One hundred thirty-five (21.9%) respondents indicated that being the victim of WPV has affected their ability to perform their job, and nearly half (47.6%) indicated it has changed the way they interact with or perceive patients. Additionally, 132 (21.3%) indicated experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress, and 18.5% reported they have considered leaving their position due to an incident.
conclusionEmergency department staff suffer violence at a high rate, and there is no discipline that is spared. As health systems seek to prioritize staff safety in violence-prone areas such as the ED, it is imperative to recognize that the entire multidisciplinary team is impacted and requires targeted efforts for improvement in safety.
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