TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Residents' perspectives on violence and personal safety in the emergency department
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Anglin, D.
A1  - Kyriacou, Demetrios N.
A1  - Hutson, H. Range
SP  - 1082
EP  - 1084
VL  - 23
IS  - 5
N2  - STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess emergency medicine residents' perspectives on violence and personal safety in the emergency department. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Survey of all 461 current emergency medicine residents and 1992 graduates in the 13 emergency medicine residency programs in California. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of residents responded to the survey questionnaire. Sixty-two percent of respondents worry about their own safety while working in the ED. The majority of these respondents (72%), however, most fear a needlestick injury from an HIV-positive patient. Fifty percent of the respondents believe that their hospital/residency programs do not provide adequate security in the ED. Respondents overwhelmingly favor some form of gun control legislation. CONCLUSION: Violence and personal safety in the ED are major concerns of emergency medicine residents.
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SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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