TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Violence in the emergency department: a global problem
JO  - Psychiatric clinics of North America
A1  - Tadros, Allison
A1  - Kiefer, Christopher
SP  - 575
EP  - 584
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - Violence against health care workers is an unfortunately common event. Because of several inherent factors, emergency departments are particularly vulnerable. Once an incident occurs, it often goes unreported and leads to both physical and mental trauma. Health care workers should learn to recognize the cues that patients are escalating toward violence and be familiar with various options for sedating agitated patients. If sedation is not successful, physical restraint may become necessary. There are measures that can be taken that may help minimize the likelihood of violence toward health care workers. These measures include legislation, physical design, and increased security.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0193-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2017.05.016
ID  - ref1
ER  -