Stop Work-Related Assaults in the Health Care Setting

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  Michigan State University
• Description:
  Between 2012 and 2018, 48 health care workers in Michigan were assaulted at work and hospitalized or treated in the emergency department for a skull fracture; one of whom died. Another four health care workers were shot and killed at work. There were nine other health care workers who were hospitalized for injuries such as a leg fracture or a stabbing that were identified because workers' compensation was the payer. The number of health care workers injured from assaults at work identified is incomplete since bruises/contusions, fractures of arms/legs and concussions treated in the emergency department are not known. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Assaults Hazards Health Care Workers Violence Prevention Workplace Violence
• Publisher:
  Michigan State University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066706
• Citation:
  East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2019 Jul; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Stop work-related assaults in the health care setting
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1f07bccfb0a581ca04c07c89f856e28f9aabd6f5eb56d7e1f7875de03d53ff15014bdaaa8e7bf2cdcaae1873ac7e5852abf61299123e84d77f926bfe161ac94
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231073/cdc_231073_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 91.30 KB ]