Risk Assessment Workplace Violence ED Physicians | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating an emergency physician working in the ED?

Yes

Gender of the physician

Male

Female

Is/Does the patient being examined?

• intoxicated on drugs and/or alcohol?

Yes

• experiencing withdrawal from drugs and/or alcohol?

Yes

• have a severe mental illness?

Yes

• delirious?

Yes

Is the patient, family or friends frustrated by waiting or a failure to have expectations met?

Yes

Has the physician had to do something the family did not want done?

Yes

Does the emergency department have a history of violence?

Yes

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Physician's level of experience

Ability of the physician to handle conflict

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Patient Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Risk Factors for Workplace Violence Involving Emergency Department Physicians

Purpose: To identify risk factors associated with workplace-associated violence affecting an emergency physician in the Emergency Department (ED).