Coping with Violence
A Practical Handbook for Health Care Workers
Published in 1994
Book
Hardback
120 pages
978-0-19-262513-7 (ISBN)
Description
A source of key information for anyone working in health care, this text discusses such topics as: the effects of assault on health-care professionals; alcohol, other drugs and violence; management of violent patients; the care of victims; and compensation for personal injuries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-262513-7 (9780192625137)
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Content
Effects of assault on health-care professionals; Attacks on doctors and nurses; Alcohol, other drugs, and violence; Management of violent patients; The care of victims; Compensation for personal injuries caused by crime in the UK; Domestic violence; Non-accidental injury of children; The causes of and prevention of offending, with special reference to violence. Appendices: Names and addresses of voluntary and statutory agencies and their areas of expertise.