Predictors of workplace violence among ambulance personnel: a longitudinal study.

Aim: To examine predictors of repeated confrontations with workplace violence among ambulance personnel, the proportion of exposure to potentially traumatic events that are aggression-related and to what extent personnel was able to prevent escalations. Although previous research assessed the prevalences among this group, little is known about predictors, to what extent PTE's are WPV-related and their abilities to prevent escalations.

Design: A longitudinal study with a 6 months' time interval (=103).