Hey OSHA! Look here… Why don’t you help expose this “dirty little secret” like you did with BloodBorne Pathogens, crashes, back injures, slip/trip/fall hazards?
Providers, take a moment and click these hyperlinks. There you can see the
- Pre-hospital Assault on Staff Log
- and the in-hospital Assault on Staff Log where we keep record of media events involving staff assaults or their use-of-force on the job.
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- Violence in Medicine- The Elephant in the Room
- EMS/Fire and ED Staff; Welcome to OUR New Reality- Use of Force Caught on Camera
The Labor Department says health care is the leading industry for workplace violence.
How many attacks are there? We don’t know because there is no uniform reporting system. So CBS 3 asked nearly 70 local hospitals how many incidents they’ve had. Only three provided numbers.
“They don’t like the bad publicity,” said Patty Eakin, President of the Pennsylvania Association of Nurses. She says some hospitals are not doing enough to protect their staff. And nurses are often reluctant to report abuse for a number of reasons, including fear of retribution from their employer.
“Lots of hospitals tell their nurses oh don’t call 911. It’s against the hospital policy,” said Patty.
Watch the clip here: CBS Philly
Iteam Reports out of MA on hospital staff assaults
http://youtu.be/N0TWMOcW0Vo
News report of medic being headbutted
http://youtu.be/YpF5fgxga_s
Nurses talk about being attacked
http://youtu.be/vnmBvQehE34
Chicago News of Paramedics attacked
http://youtu.be/NwJdiDgzjeU
Detroit medic describes how assaults are common.
http://youtu.be/HxTOU4Sq6-E
West Wesbter Firefighter’s Shot
http://youtu.be/b7VXwnyAvp8
Paramedic Assaulted
http://youtu.be/ps8_d9SolwY
Medic Assaulted on Fall Call
http://youtu.be/KMv2NDMSsmM
EMS Crew and Nurse attacked by Psych Patient
http://youtu.be/t0KrD1GEM88
Man stabs EMS provider with Needle
http://youtu.be/42Cdph251Gw
Firefighter punched after Hockey Game (not sure why the firefighter pushed the man prior to the assault)
http://youtu.be/C7ZXNpfJuTQ
Now you see the scope of the problem here is our answer
http://youtu.be/ZNAPQCxTfpU
RELATED: EMS/Fire and ED Staff; Welcome to Your New Reality- Use of Force Caught on Camera
