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Table 2 Types of witnessed abuse

From: Violence in the emergency department: a quantitative survey study of healthcare providers in India

 

Verbal abuse (n = 200)

Physical abuse (n = 200)

Outside confrontation (n = 200)

 

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

%

Frequency

Witnessed Abuse

68

136

26

51

17

34

Of those that witnessed abused, the abusers were:

Patient

39

53/136

73

37/51

15

5/34

Patient’s family/bystanders

47

93/136

59

30/51

88

30/34

ED staff members

29

39/136

4

2/51

15

5/34

Hospital staff members

7

9/136

2

1/51

9

3/34

Specialists from other departments

14

19/136

1

3/51

9

3/34

Other

6

8/136

8

4/51

6

2/34

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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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