Table 2.
Violence in the ED by survey period.
| Pre/Early-COVID (N = 259) |
Mid/Late-COVID (N = 221) |
P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How safe do you feel in the ED? Extremely safe Very safe Moderately safe Slightly safe Not safe at all |
30 (11.6%) 128 (49.4%) 90 (34.7%) 11 (4.2%) 0 (0%) |
22 (10.0%) 96 (43.4%) 85 (38.5%) 16 (7.2%) 2 (0.9%) |
0.214 |
| In the last 6 months, have you experienced… | |||
| Any Verbal Abuse | 208 (80.3%) | 188 (85.1%) | 0.212 |
| Threatening Tone of Voice Abusive Language Harassment Threats of Violence |
202 (78.0%) 201 (77.6%) 102 (39.4%) 98 (37.8%) |
184 (83.3%) 179 (81.0%) 100 (45.2%) 95 (43.0%) |
0.1820 .4250 .2280 .292 |
| Any Physical Assault | 90 (34.7%) | 101 (45.7%) | 0.019 |
| Assault with Weapons Assault with Bodily Fluids Physical Attack (Punching, Biting, Scratching) |
8 (3.1%) 44 (17.0%) 81 (31.3%) |
6 (2.7%) 58 (26.2%) 88 (39.8%) |
>0.990 .0180 .063 |
| How often were you verbally abused by patients or visitors in the past 6 months? | 0.017 | ||
| Less Than Once a Month Every Month Every Week Every Day or Two |
116 (44.8%) 81 (31.3%) 46 (17.8%) 16 (6.2%) |
87 (39.4%) 54 (24.4%) 52 (23.5%) 28 (12.7%) |
|
| How often have you reported incidents of violence in the past 6 months? | 0.144 | ||
| Always Often Sometimes Rarely Never Not Applicable/Did Not Respond |
19 (7.3%) 13 (5.0%) 17 (6.6%) 32 (12.4%) 159 (61.4%) 19 (7.3%) |
11 (5.0%) 15 (6.8%) 20 (9.0%) 44 (19.9%) 127 (57.5%) 4 (1.8%) |
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