Citation

Anglin D, Kyriacou DN, Hutson HR. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1994; 23(5): 1082-1084.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, LAC/USC Medical Center.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8185104

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess emergency medicine residents' perspectives on violence and personal safety in the emergency department. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Survey of all 461 current emergency medicine residents and 1992 graduates in the 13 emergency medicine residency programs in California. RESULTS: Eighty-five percent of residents responded to the survey questionnaire. Sixty-two percent of respondents worry about their own safety while working in the ED. The majority of these respondents (72%), however, most fear a needlestick injury from an HIV-positive patient. Fifty percent of the respondents believe that their hospital/residency programs do not provide adequate security in the ED. Respondents overwhelmingly favor some form of gun control legislation. CONCLUSION: Violence and personal safety in the ED are major concerns of emergency medicine residents.