Open AccessHow to overcome violence against healthcare professionals, reduce medical disputes and ensure patient safety
Author(s) -
Hongxing Yu,
Zhongqiang Hu,
Xifan Zhang,
Bin Li,
Shangcheng Zhou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.311.6446
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , health professionals , medical emergency , patient safety , nursing , law , political science
In recent years there have been many cases of violence against healthcare professionals (HCPs) in China leading to the death of some doctors as well as nurses by patient's relatives. Our objective was to identify the causative factors for these violent acts and address these isssues which is vital to ensure patient safety.