Opinion: U.S. ER health care workers need more security

Preventing health care violence in the ER requires moving from safety to security Health care workers facing violence in the ER need more than just safety — they need security. Torie Bosch STAT

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The growing crisis of health care worker violence is marked by high-profile tragedies and silently endured assaults. The spine surgeon and three others at a medical office in Tulsa gunned down by a patient in continued back pain after his recent operation. Or the nurse violently assaulted by a patient in an inpatient psychiatric ward. The events that rise to public awareness draw cries for necessary safety measures. However, in my home of emergency medicine, policy and process measures to improve safety must also seek to preserve health care worker security.

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