TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Exposure of French emergency medical personnel to violence
JO  - Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation
A1  - Duchateau, F. X.
A1  - Bajolet-Laplante, M. F.
A1  - Chollet, C.
A1  - Ricard-Hibon, A.
A1  - Marty, J.
SP  - 775
EP  - 778
VL  - 21
IS  - 10
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the problem of violence in French EMS system and characterize assaults. STUDY DESIGN: Multicentric, descriptive, open study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A questionnaire was given to a sample of prehospital care providers in Paris area. People were asked about assaults during their careers, typology of the assaults and consequences. Results are presented in percentage and means. RESULTS: Two hundred seventy-six questionnaires were returned. One or more assaults were recounted by 23% (61/271) of the sample (median of 8 +/- 7 years experience on the job). The injuries were bruises in 40% (17/43), wounds in 9% (4/43) and fractures in 2% (1/43). Only 4% of assaults were followed by sick leave, 15% by a complaint. After the assaults, 4% (2/45) reported having got therapy against post-traumatic stress disorder. Eighty-eight per cent reported verbal threat and 41% physical threat. Thirteen per cent (25/200) were threatened with a knife and 12% (23/200) with a gun. Only 9% (24/270) had a formal training for management of violence. CONCLUSION: Formal training in the management of violent encounters and prevention of post-traumatic stress should be developed.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0750-7658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -