Health care has become a dangerous job. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 73% of non-fatal workplace violence victims in the United States are doctors, nurses and other health care workers. A long pandemic saw tensions rise, and numbers are trending upward. Ongoing clinical training is now regularly augmented with training in violence de-escalation, self-defense and the proper completion of police reports. Find out what Scripps Health and other San Diego County health care and law enforcement leaders are doing to combat the problem here.
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