WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TOWARD EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT MEDICAL STAFF IN BAGHDAD MEDICAL CITY 2016 Authors: HUDA ADNAN HBIB1 , DR. RAWAIDA A.D. AL-JIBORI2, ASEEL SAMIR3, LAMIYAA ALI HASAN4, ALI ISMAEL KHALIL5
ABSTRACT
Background: The Iraqi hospital witnessed numerous violence incidents against medical
staff working in emergency department and range from verbal to physical violence. High
frequency of these attacks urged the Iraqi doctors for migration.
Aim of study: To identify the prevalence of workplace violence against medical staff and
to and study the risk factors related to work place violence.
Materials and methods: A descriptive cross sectional study carried out among a sample
of 300 medical