Table 5 Reported and unreported abuse (n = 200)

Yes

34

68

15

29

9

18

7

13

No

66

132

86

171

91

182

94

187

Of those who reported abuse, they reported to:

Local police

12

8/68

17

5/29

17

3/18

15

2/13

Hospital police

6

4/68

7

2/29

22

4/18

15

2/13

ED administrator

62

42/68

66

19/29

61

11/18

46

6/13

Hospital administrator

56

38/68

55

16/29

33

6/18

38

5/13

Others

28

19/68

24

7/29

11

2/18

0

0/13

Of those who did not report abuse, it was because:

Never experienced an incident that was serious enough to report

39

51/132

36

62/171

26

48/182

23

43/187

Belief that nothing would be done even if reported

24

33/132

9

15/171

14

25/182

4

7/187

Fear of retribution

15

20/132

9

15/171

7

12/182

3

6/187

Never witnessed or experienced abuse

27

35/132

48

82/171

59

107/182

68

128/187

Other

7

9/132

7

12/171

3

5/182

3

6/187