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Why Health Care is One of the Nation's Most Violent Fields

(9 days ago) WEBSuch attacks have helped make health care one of the nation's most violent fields. Data shows American health care workers now suffer more nonfatal injuries from workplace violence than workers in

https://time.com/6302386/health-care-violence-medical-center-attacks/

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Threats against health care workers are rising. Here's how …

(Just Now) WEBThis month, staff at Boston Children’s Hospital were targeted in a harassment campaign through email and social media — including threats of violence — over the hospital’s provision of …

https://www.aamc.org/news/threats-against-health-care-workers-are-rising-heres-how-hospitals-are-protecting-their-staffs

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and …

(8 days ago) WEBSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care field has experienced an increase in workplace violence. The pandemic has placed significant …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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What’s behind an alarming rise in violent incidents in …

(Just Now) WEBBy —. Claire Mufson. Health care workers are five times as likely to experience workplace violence as other workers, according to government data. In a …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-behind-an-alarming-rise-in-violent-incidents-in-health-care-facilities

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Violence And The US Health Care Sector: Burden And …

(Just Now) WEBAbstract. Violence has significant impacts on the US health care sector, which include the need to care for injured victims and prevent violence to its physicians and employees, …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00642

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Creating Safer Workplaces A Guide to Mitigating Violence …

(7 days ago) WEBBased on a multidisciplinary strategy, the guide addresses how teams can help curb violence in health care facilities, including: Focusing on well-being to …

https://www.aha.org/guidesreports/2021-10-26-creating-safer-workplaces-guide-mitigating-violence-health-care-settings

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Violence in American Hospitals - The New York Times

(1 days ago) WEBIn some sense, violence in the E.R. is stark evidence of society’s broader neglect: a medical system in which mental health beds are scarce, primary care …

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/opinion/emergency-room-hospitals-violence.html

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Preventing violence against health workers - World …

(3 days ago) WEBInterventions to prevent violence against health workers in non-emergency settings focus on strategies to better manage violent patients and high-risk visitors. …

https://www.who.int/activities/preventing-violence-against-health-workers

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Violence against healthcare workers in the middle of a …

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Violence against healthcare workers (HCWs) is a persistent and pressing concern, and the COVID-19 pandemic has added new threats. Systematic …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10232894/

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State Approaches to Stopping Violence Against Health …

(7 days ago) WEBHealth care workers are disproportionately at risk for workplace violence. They are 5 times more likely to experience violence at work than other workers, accounting for 73% of all …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2815591

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Violence Against Healthcare Workers: A Rising …

(9 days ago) WEBFor example, their hours may be cut or they may be forced to work schedules that they protest against. Phillips J. Workplace violence against health care workers in the United States. N Engl J

https://www.ajmc.com/view/violence-against-healthcare-workers-a-rising-epidemic

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Violence in the Health Care Setting: What Can We Do? AAFP

(6 days ago) WEBIn addition to physical injury, violence can cause psychological harm, including insomnia, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder 3; witnessing the …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2018/0915/p381.html

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Workplace violence in healthcare settings: The risk factors

(3 days ago) WEBFor example, in Malaysia, with the launching of the guidelines and training modules to address and prevent violence against healthcare workers, In addition, if …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9206999/

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The Effects Of Violence On Health Health Affairs

(Just Now) WEBPhysical effects on older adults who have been abused compared to those not abused as shown in different studies include increased mortality (ORs: 1.5–3.1), poorer …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.00480

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Preventing violence in the health care setting - The Joint …

(2 days ago) WEBthat “health care facilities experience substantially higher estimated rates of nonfatal injury due to workplace violence compared to workers overall.” While there are …

https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/sea_45_preventing_violence_in_hcos_rev_2_14_19.pdf?db=web&hash=9B93997B242F265669B9AD8FBD670E03&hash=9B93997B242F265669B9AD8FBD670E03

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Prevalence and determinants of violence against health care in the

(3 days ago) WEBThe phenomenon of violence against health care can have devasting public health consequences, especially for fragile, under-resourced healthcare …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877048/

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Workplace Violence in Healthcare - Occupational Safety and …

(3 days ago) WEBThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defines workplace violence as “violent acts, including physical assaults and threats of assault, directed toward persons …

https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/OSHA3826.pdf

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Trends, Policies, and Protocols Related to Healthcare …

(7 days ago) WEBHealthcare workplace violence is traditionally underreported (Stephens, 2019). Many feel as though it is “part of the job” and there is a culture of. In 2020, staff from Cox Medical …

https://files.asprtracie.hhs.gov/documents/trends-policies-and-protocols-related-to-healthcare-workplace-violence.pdf

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Physical and verbal violence against health care workers

(7 days ago) WEBoccurred in health care and social service settings10 and workers in health care settings are four times more likely to be victimized than workers in private …

https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/sea-59-workplace-violence-final2.pdf

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2022 was the worst year on record for attacks on health care …

(2 days ago) WEBIn conflict zones around the world, violence and threats against hospitals, health care facilities and their personnel reached a grim milestone in 2022, according to …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/09/1180753013/2022-was-the-worst-year-on-record-for-attacks-on-health-care-workers

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The Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention

(Just Now) WEBStep 1: Define and Monitor the Problem. The first step in preventing violence is to understand the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “how” associated with it. Grasping …

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/about/publichealthapproach.html

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Preventing Violence in Healthcare Gap Analysis - MN Dept. of …

(7 days ago) WEBPreventing Violence in Healthcare Gap Analysis. If answered question “No” – identify the specific action plan(s) including persons responsible and timeline to complete. Senior …

https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/patientsafety/preventionofviolence/docs/preventingviolenceinhealthcaregapanalysis.pdf

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New AHA resource offers strategies to mitigate violence and …

(4 days ago) WEBA new issue brief from AHA’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative offers proven strategies and action steps to help hospitals and health systems’ violence mitigation …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-15-new-aha-resource-offers-strategies-mitigate-violence-and-promote-culture-safety

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Jefferson shooting is the latest example of workplace violence in

(9 days ago) WEBPublished Oct. 4, 2021, 2:48 p.m. ET. A killing in Jefferson University Hospital early Monday was a devastating reminder that for many health-care professionals, workplace …

https://www.inquirer.com/health/hospital-health-care-work-place-violence-doctor-nurse-20211004.html

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About Violence Prevention Violence Prevention CDC

(6 days ago) WEBA framework for prevention. CDC uses a four-level social-ecological model to better understand violence and the effect of potential prevention strategies. This model …

https://www.cdc.gov/violence-prevention/about/index.html

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Understanding Crime, Violence as a Social Determinant of Health

(5 days ago) WEBViolence is a key social determinant of health that can have both physical and psychological well-being impacts. As the US healthcare system comes to …

https://www.techtarget.com/patientengagement/feature/Understanding-Crime-Violence-as-a-Social-Determinant-of-Health

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‘Everything is Obstetric Violence Now’: Identifying the Violence in

(8 days ago) WEB1. Introduction ‘Obstetric violence’ names a previously unnamed and widely unrecognised harmful social phenomenon: violence and abuse during childbirth in …

https://academic.oup.com/ojls/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ojls/gqae016/7664650

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Research Summary: Social Determinants of Health

(Just Now) WEBSocial and community context focuses on how the characteristics of environments where people live, learn, work, and play affect their health and well-being. …

https://www.cdc.gov/public-health-gateway/php/data-research/index.html

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Are Healthcare Workers Getting Raises in June? - employers.org

(6 days ago) WEBHR Compliance Director on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Many employees in the healthcare industry have been looking forward to (and employers have been bracing …

https://www.employers.org/blog/2024/05/16/default/are-healthcare-workers-getting-raises-in-june/

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Simulation-based research for digital health pathologies: A multi …

(8 days ago) WEBIn the digital fabric of our healthcare institutions, the pathways to digitally mediated harm are diverse and may include devices that directly interface with a patient …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20552076241247939

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Eye Injury: Types, Causes, Prevention & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic

(7 days ago) WEBCommon types of eye injuries include: Black eye: A blow to your eye and the tissues around it causes bruising, otherwise known as a black eye. A bruised eye …

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/eye-injury

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About Community Violence Community Violence Prevention CDC

(5 days ago) WEBCDC's Violence Prevention in Practice tool is designed to support state and local health agencies and other stakeholders who have a role in planning, …

https://www.cdc.gov/community-violence/about/index.html

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King Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging the Appropriations Committee …

(2 days ago) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is calling on the leaders of the Appropriations Committee to prioritize funding for traumatic brain …

https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-leads-bipartisan-letter-urging-the-appropriations-committee-to-boost-investments-in-traumatic-brain-injury-research

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Trump blasts his trial judges. Then his fans call for violence.

(Just Now) WEBOn Patriots.Win, an online forum that describes itself as Trump’s “community of choice,” Trump’s attacks on courts and judges regularly spur calls for violence. …

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-election-threats-courts/

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Domestic violence bail reforms strike the right balance

(7 days ago) WEBMichael McGowan. In NSW parliament on Tuesday, Premier Chris Minns made a concession: the government’s new bail laws making it harder for men accused …

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/no-panacea-but-domestic-violence-bail-reforms-strike-the-right-balance-20240514-p5jdhn.html

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