title: Violence in A&E departments: a systematic review of the literature.
abstract: Violence against A&E staff is increasing, and national initiatives have been implemented to counter the threat to staff. The aim of this paper is to determine the risks to staff of working in A&E and to determine methods of risk-reduction, using searches of literature and web-based resources. There is also critical appraisal of the data therein.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Primary Health Care Studies, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stirling
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Cooke
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012637:Security Measures; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data