community hospitals in 2005. Based on the classification schema used by the Center for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), we have distinguished between hospitalizations resulting from self-inflicted violence and those resulting from violence against ...
During the study period, 700 cases of SV were recorded in the four selected hospitals in the city of Goma. Table1shows the distribution of SV survivors according to the local area where the SV occurred. It was observed that the municipality of Karisimbi recorded 551 cases (78.7%) and the ...
Since 1992, the Joint Hospital Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has required the emergency departments and ambulatory settings of all accredited hospitals to implement policies and procedures to identify victims and to treat or refer victims for treatment. While all hospital...
This article reports on the quantitative data including descriptive statistics to reveal trends and relationships. Discussion The data reveals almost half of the sample had experienced what they believed to be bullying or harassment with a further significant number being unsure. Even if the incidence ...
physicians may view violence as a part of the patient’s medical condition.4Canada’s piecemeal approach to the problem — involving unions, health authorities, hospitals and other organizations — may result in a perception of lack of help and underreporting. And that is when violence becomes pa...
The prevalence of sum of the workplace violence against medical staff was 58.1%,and the prevalence of emotional abuse reached the higest level of 49.7% in all the workplace violence.Conclusion:Workplace violence against medical staff is prevalent in general hospitals.Actions should be conducted to...
Healthy relationships programs in schools aim to prevent or reduce teen dating violence by increasing awareness. “The only way we will change these statistics is if we get ahead of the issue and teach people earlier how to identify – and what to do when they see – the signs of an unhea...
Hospital violence, whether a part of general or psychiatric hospitals, is as endemic as opportunistic infections. Within the Veterans Administration Hospital System, more than 12 000 cases of assault have been reported in a 5-year period.1 Hospital violence affects the quality of patient care, cre...
It is likely that staff-patient ratios in the public health sector are higher than in private healthcare. Depending on patients' insurance packages, Macau citizens may have to pay relatively heavily for medical consultation and treatment in private hospitals; or, alternatively, patients may seek ...
In addition to these shocking statistics, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has also named hospitals one of the most dangerous workplaces in the country. Is violence in the workplace increasing? Violence in the workplace has increased in recent years.Although experts estimate ...