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Response And Rebuttal To "Comment On: Risk Factors For Workplace Encounters With Weapons By Hospital Employees" In Public Health In Practice; 3 (2022) 100256 By Chidinma Okani And Carmen Black, James D. Blando, Chalsie Paul, Mariana Szklo-Coxe
Response And Rebuttal To "Comment On: Risk Factors For Workplace Encounters With Weapons By Hospital Employees" In Public Health In Practice; 3 (2022) 100256 By Chidinma Okani And Carmen Black, James D. Blando, Chalsie Paul, Mariana Szklo-Coxe
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Risk Factors For Workplace Encounters With Weapons By Hospital Employees, James Blando, Chalsie Paul, Mariana Szklo-Coxe
Risk Factors For Workplace Encounters With Weapons By Hospital Employees, James Blando, Chalsie Paul, Mariana Szklo-Coxe
Community & Environmental Health Faculty Publications
Objective:The specific aim of this study was to determine which risk factors were associated with frequent weapons confiscation in a healthcare facility. This study investigated the hypothesis that hospital-related factors impact the frequency of weapons confiscation.
Study design:Cross-sectional.
Methods:A cross-sectional survey was administered on-line to hospital security directors and assessed the associations of organizational factors with the frequency of weapons confiscation.
Results:It was found that hospitals with metal detectors were more than 5 times as likely to frequently confiscate weapons, suggesting this intervention is effective. It was also found that hospitals with psychiatric units were more likely to have frequent …