TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Violence towards personnel of emergency departments
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Basse, P. N.
A1  - Jørgensen, LG
A1  - Bak, M. G.
SP  - 1357
EP  - 1359
VL  - 154
IS  - 19
N2  - During the period 1.7.1988-31.12.1988, 49 episodes of violence occurred in the Casualty Department of Hvidovre Hospital. This corresponds to one every 3.3 days. In three cases, the violence resulted in injury to the staff treating the patient. The authors found a marked preponderance (82%) of young men in the group of violent patients. Alcohol was a probable potentiating factor for the violence as approximately half of the patients were drunk. The authors did not consider that the waiting time was of any significance. Prophylactic measures are suggested.<p />  <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -