A workplace violence prevention program targeting high-risk patients in emergency departments.

Objective: Patient violence in emergency departments (EDs) may be prevented with proactive mitigation measures targeting potentially violent patients. We aimed to evaluate the effects of two interventions guided by a validated risk-assessment tool.

Methods: A prospective interventional study was conducted among patients ≥10 years who visited two EDs in Michigan, USA, from October 2022 to August 2023.

Multisite study of Aggressive Behavior Risk Assessment Tool in emergency departments.

Objective: Violence is a major preventable problem in emergency departments (EDs), and validated screening tools are needed to identify potentially violent patients. We aimed to test the utility of the Aggressive Behavior Risk Assessment Tool (ABRAT) for screening patients in the ED.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted among adult and pediatric patients aged ≥10 years visiting 3 emergency departments in Michigan between May 1, 2021, and June 30, 2021.