Question | n | % | |
Have you been subjected to violence in the past year? | More than once | 470 | 65.9 |
Once | 87 | 12.2 | |
No | 156 | 21.8 | |
Is there anyone in your ED besides yourself who has been subjected to violence over the past year? | Yes | 692 | 97.1 |
No | 21 | 2.1 | |
How often are you subjected to violence? | Every shift | 58 | 8.1 |
Almost every shift | 201 | 28.2 | |
More than once a month | 109 | 15.3 | |
Once a month | 165 | 23.1 | |
Rarely | 180 | 25.2 | |
What type of violence have you been subjected to?* | Insult | 674 | 94.5 |
Threat | 545 | 76.4 | |
Complaints to state authorities | 454 | 63.7 | |
Mobbing | 284 | 39.8 | |
Attack on personal or hospital property | 257 | 36 | |
Physical violence | 222 | 31.1 | |
Assault | 209 | 29.3 | |
Assault with firearm/sharp object | 40 | 5.6 | |
Sexual assault | 7 | 1 | |
Unanswered | 2 | 0.3 |
*More than one answer is possible.
ED, emergency department.