Violence in Health Care A Practical Guide for Coping with Violence and Caring for Victims

Name: Violence in Health Care A Practical Guide for Coping with Violence and Caring for Victims
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ISBN: 9780192625137

ISBN-10: 0192625136

ISBN-13: 9780192625137

Edition: 1994

Authors: Jonathan Shepherd

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A source of key information for anyone working in health care, this text discusses such topics as: the effects of assault on health-care professionals; alcohol, other drugs and violence; management of violent patients; the care of victims; and compensation for personal injuries.

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List price: $48.75
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Language: English

Effects of assault on health-care professionals	p. 1
Attacks on doctors and nurses	p. 13
Alcohol, other drugs, and violence	p. 43
Management of violent patients	p. 63
The care of victims	p. 83
Compensation for personal injuries caused by crime in the UK	p. 95
Domestic violence	p. 117
Non-accidental injury of children	p. 135
The causes and prevention of offending, with special reference to violence	p. 149
Appendices I and II: Names and addresses of voluntary and statutory support agencies and their areas of expertise	p. 181
Index	p. 189
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