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workplace violence

Classification: - type 1: - perpetrator has no association with workplace or employees - type 2: - perpetrator is customer of workplace or employees - type 3: - perpetrator is a current or former employee of workplace - type 4: - perpetrator has personal relationship with employee(s), none with the workplace Epidemiology: - state health care & social services associated with highest rate of workplace violence 1.35% of workers (2014) [1]

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assault (violence)

References

  1. Phillips JP Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in the United States. N Engl J Med 2016; 374:1661-1669. April 28, 2016 PMID: 27119238 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1501998