title: Health care security: the emergency room view on violence.
abstract: The authors discuss why the emergency care environment is so volatile as well as how a secure and safe emergency department can be achieved. Security must be sensitive to the various needs of emergency room clients.
authors.affiliation: Barnes-Jewish Hospitals, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Flinn
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*