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Raymond B Flannery1, Andrew P Walker, Georgina J Flannery
1Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Worcester State Hospital, MA 01604, USA.
Abstract:
Some elderly patients may become violent in the course of receiving health care services. This paper reviews the largely cross-sectional research on elder assaultive patients in health care settings and patient assaults, including those by the elderly, in EMS services. Data on the assault characteristics of elderly patients are presented from a 15-year, retrospective, longitudinal study of the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP). The findings and their implications for the delivery of health care services are discussed and a detailed series of risk management strategies to reduce assaults in EMS services are presented.
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