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"A new state law... requires hospitals with emergency departments to have a law enforcement officer on site at all times, unless they get local authorities to sign off on an exemption. The requirement takes effect in 2025. "The law also calls for hospitals to report violent incidents to the state, to provide employees with violence-prevention training and to conduct a security risk assessment and create a detailed security plan. "The legislation is a response to an alarming rise in violence against #doctors and #nurses in North Carolina and across the country. Federal data show that health care workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than workers in other industries, and they accounted for 73 percent of nonfatal injuries from workplace violence in 2018, the most recent year for which statistics are available. "The rate of injuries from violent attacks against medical professionals grew by 63 percent from 2011 to 2018, the data show. " https://lnkd.in/g6n4xcxd
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11moIt is actual a Federal offense to strike a healthcare workr, however in my 16 years of ER experience no one would pursue complaints.