title: Workplace violence: hostage situations in the healthcare setting.
abstract: With hostage situations and workplace violence on the rise in healthcare facilities, healthcare administrators and security professionals must work towards combating and defending against these acts. The author discusses these hostage situations, their causes, contributing factors, locations where they occur, and strategies to prevent hostage and other violent situations. He provides guidelines on establishing a hostage plan and tips on surviving a hostage situation.
authors: McFaul and Lyons Group, Trenton, NJ, USA.
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authors: Lightfoot
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004651:Employment; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D011329:Prisoners; D012307:Risk Factors; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States; D014489:United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017132:Workplace