title: [Reacting to an act of violence].
abstract: Assaulting a health professional in their workplace has, since 2003, been defined in law as an aggravating circumstance. Since the creation of the National Observatory on Violence in Hospitals in 2005, all assaults in hospital must be recorded. They are classified according to their level of severity. Caregivers are obliged to declare to their line manager any act of violence to which they have been subjected.
authors.affiliation: acgoulay@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anne-Charlotte
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Goulay
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*