An epidemic of violence on medical personnel:are we prepared

ZHANG Han ZHANG Yan

An epidemic of violence on medical personnel:are we prepared

ZHANG Han 1ZHANG Yan2
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作者信息

  • 1. The Five-year Program on Clinical Medicine, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • 2. Department of Foreign Languages, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Abstract

The incidence of violence against doctors has been increasing,both in China and worldwide.Very often we hear doctors being molested,thrashed and abused by lay public for a trivial medical malpractice or even no fault of theirs.The once glittering halo of medical workers is being shredded thanks to the stressed health system and a lack of evaluation for risk of violence of the patients.Modem China sees a wide disparity between industry standards in rural and urban areas.People seeking health care service are often scared,can't get timely service and turn their anger towards those around them.To change a whole system in this giant nation is too hard a rock.Therefore,our focus is on the prompt awareness and preparation of a possible patient violence.The simplest approaches seem to be the most effective.Medical staffs should re-leam empathy on patients and be better trained on recognizing and reducing conflicts.

Key words

Patient violence and assaults/Prevalence of aggression/Health care industry/Risk factor evaluation/Patient empathy

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出版年

2013
中国人民解放军军医大学学报(英文版)
第一(现南方医科大学),二,三,四军医大学

中国人民解放军军医大学学报(英文版)

影响因子:0.245
ISSN:1000-1948
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