Violence against health personnel in emergency rooms [Violencia contra personal de salud en salas de emergencias ]

Authors

  • Raúl Comas-Rodríguez Autonomous Regional University of the Andes. UNIANDES, Ambato - Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62574/rmpi.v2i4.92

Keywords:

work environment, violence, social problems

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze violence against health personnel in emergency rooms.  We worked with a descriptive documentary research, in a bibliographic population of 15 scientific articles, located in Scielo, PubMed, Scopus. The studies analyzed show a high rate of violence against health personnel in emergency areas, which is developed by patients' relatives, and another within the institution as part of workplace harassment. In both cases, the weakness or non-existence of strategies for effective prevention against violence is exposed, highlighting the need for community educational programs to sensitize hospital users about the importance of treating health personnel without violence. This implies a great weakness on the part of hospital management.

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Published

2022-10-01

How to Cite

Comas-Rodríguez, R. (2022). Violence against health personnel in emergency rooms [Violencia contra personal de salud en salas de emergencias ]. Multidisciplinary Journal Investigative Perspectives/Revista Multidisciplinaria Perspectivas Investigativas, 2(4), 20–24. https://doi.org/10.62574/rmpi.v2i4.92

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2022): University education and nursing care

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Review articles

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