Local studies reveal that healthcare staff working in the Emergency Department face a significantly higher risk of violent behaviour, compared to their colleagues in other departments. — Photos: Filepic
The objective of any patient who goes to a hospital, is to seek care for their medical condition(s).
The recent report of such a patient requiring emergency surgery after he was stabbed by another patient in the Emergency Department of a public hospital has brought into focus the fact that the issue of violence in healthcare facilities has to yet to be addressed.
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