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Table 5 Medical treatment sought by victim following an incident of workplace violence

From: Workplace violence in a large correctional health service in New South Wales, Australia: a retrospective review of incident management records

 

Workplace violence

Physical abuse

Verbal abuse

n

%

n

%

n

%

Nil

130

76.9

21

39.6

109

94.0

First aid

17

10.1

16

30.2

1

0.9

Own doctor

12

7.1

8

15.1

4

3.4

Emergency department

8

4.7

8

15.1

0

0.0

Staff health service

2

1.2

0

0.0

2

1.7

Total

169

100

53

100

116

100

  1. 1Data source: Justice Health, Incident Information Management System.
  2. Study period: 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2010. Frequency missing (n = 39).