Personal security alarms for the prevention of assaults against healthcare staff

Personal security alarms for the prevention of assaults against healthcare staff

Abstract Background Personal security alarms have been used to try to reduce violence against healthcare staff, some of whose members face relatively high risks of assault. This systematic review focused on the effect of alarms in reducing the incidence and/or severity of assaults. Methods Electroni...

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Main Authors: Chloe Perkins, Deirdre Beecher, David Colas Aberg, Phil Edwards, Nick Tilley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Crime Science
Subjects:
Violence against healthcare workers
Alarms
EMMIE
Systematic review
Crime prevention
What Works Centre for Crime Reduction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40163-017-0073-1

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