Prevalence of violence against health care workers among agitated patients in an urban emergency department
Verbal abuse, threats of assault, and violent acts occurred frequently in ED patients with agitation and were underreported.
Authors
- Sarah K. Knack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-0866)
- Matthew E. Prekker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3969-3022)
- Brian E. Driver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7141-0256)
- Michael A. Puskarich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-4670)
- Jon B. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-8826)
- James R. Miner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-9931)
- Samuel Boes
Institutions
- Hennepin County Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70045
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.84