Open AccessMedical vandalism: Awareness and opinions; beyond the clinician's window
Author(s) -
Julie Thomas,
Joel Thomas,
Annie B Paul,
Sourya Acharya,
Samarth Shukla,
Aamil Rasheed,
Sree Karthik Pratapa
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_830_19
Subject(s) - overcrowding , medicine , government (linguistics) , health care , workplace violence , medical emergency , work (physics) , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , family medicine , psychiatry , poison control , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , engineering , pathology , economics , economic growth
Medical vandalism has become a major matter of concern in today's world. The number of violent mob attacks on doctors and other medical personnel is on the rise. This trend is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of healthcare system thus affecting the quality of care and treatment. The aim of this study is to assess the awareness and opinions of the stakeholders in healthcare facilities about vandalism in today's medical practice.