Patient Violence Travels Cross-Setting: From EMS to ED to Inpatient
Physician's Weekly
JULY 2, 2025
violent events per 10 encounter-hours—versus 0.35 According to the study, patients less than 18 years old had the highest rates of verbal and physical violence. of inpatient events—almost certainly an underestimate, according to the authors, who also called for systems that link incidents to non-patient perpetrators.
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