Violence toward emergency physicians: A prospective-descriptive study

Kasım Turgut, Erdal Yavuz, Mine Kayacı Yıldız, Mehmet Kaan Poyraz

Table 1 Characteristics of violence (n=157)

Variables n % Violence type Verbal 128 81.5 Physical 29 18.5 Perpetrator Patient 49 31.2 Relatives 108 68.8 Gender of perpetrator Female 36 22.9 Male 121 77.1 Age of perpetrator (year) <45 143 91.1 ≥45 14 8.9 Gender of physician Female 59 37.6 Male 98 62.4 Time of violence 00:00-08:00 32 20.4 08:00-16:00 48 30.6 16:00-00:00 77 49.0 Door to violence time (minutes) 0-15 95 60.5 ≥15-60 38 24.2 ≥60 24 15.3 Waiting time (minutes) 0-30 40 25.5 ≥30-120 78 49.7 ≥120 39 24.8 Outcome of patient Discharged 121 77.1 Hospitalized 32 20.4 Death 4 2.5 Health insurance of patient Social Security Institution 125 79.6 Free health insurance 32 20.4 Place of residence Urban 97 61.8 Rural 60 38.2