Challenge In the busy inpatient units and Emergency Departments (ED) at Beaumont Health System, caregivers often encounter verbal and physical threats. Violence against staff is a growing trend throughout the health industry. In a study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine in April 2012, Terry Kowalenko, M.D., Chair of Emergency Medicine, Beaumont Health System, and a group of researchers surveyed 213 emergency departme

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