VIOLENCE AGAINST NURSES AND MEDICAL TECHNICIANS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE SECTOR

Otkad je civilizacije, od tada je i nasilja. Kako vrijeme napreduje, tako se i ono širi. Opisujemo ga kao primjena fizičke snage, prijetnje, agresije ili moći prema samome sebi ili drugom pojedincu. Rezultat nasilja može biti ozljeda, psihičke traume ili smrt. Ono može biti psihičko, fizičko ili seksualno ili pak u pasivnom obliku kao zanemarivanje. Žrtva nasilja može biti svatko, bez obzira na dob ili spol, međutim istraživanja pokazuju da su u većem broju žrtve ipak žene. U zdravstvenim djelatnostima kod nasilja na radnom mjestu posljedice snosi djelatnik, ali i ustanova. Više je tipova nasilja u zdravstvu, ali najčešće je ono koje dolazi od strane pacijenta i njegove pratnje, a u djelatnostima hitne medicinske pomoći ono je najizraženije. Cilj ovog istraživanja je vidjeti prevalenciju nasilja nad medicinskim sestrama i tehničarima u djelatnostima hitne medicine, ustanoviti od koga su doživjeli nasilje na radnom mjestu, ustanoviti porast straha nakon proživljenog nasilja, ustvrditi kako procjenjuju zaštitu i sigurnost na radnom mjestu. Uzorak je skupina od 110 zdravstvenih djelatnika, od čega 75 žena, 33 muškarca i 2 koji nisu označili spol. Istraživanje se provelo u online grupi „Grupa za potporu i kritike djelatnicima hitne medicinske pomoći“. Od ukupnog broja, samo 5 nije doživjelo nasilje, a od onih koji jesu, njih 97 je nasilje doživjelo dva ili više puta. Ovo istraživanje pokazalo je da je više od polovice ispitanih sestara i tehničara na radnom mjestu doživjelo nasilje, koje su najčešće doživjeli od obitelji ili pratnje pacijenta. Više od polovice njih se nakon doživljenog nasilja brine za svoju sigurnost na radnome mjestu, kao i što više od polovice njih ne smatra fizičku zaštitu adekvatno osiguranom.Ever since civilization exists, there has been violence. As time progresses, so does it. We describe it as the application of physical strength, threat, aggression, or power to ourselves or another individual. Violence, psychological trauma or death can result from violence. It can be mental, physical or sexual or in a passive form as neglect. Victims of violence can be anyone, regardless of age or gender, however, research shows that more victims are women. In the health sector, the consequences of workplace violence are taken by the employee, as well as the institution. There are more types of violence in healthcare, but most often it comes from the patient and his entourage and it is most likely to be seen in the emergency medical services. The aim of this research is to see the prevalence of violence against nurses and technicians in the emergency medicine sector, to identify from whom they experienced workplace violence, to identify an increase in fear after experiencing violence, to state that they evaluate workplace safety and security. The sample was a group of 110 health professionals, of which 75 were women, 33 were men and 2 were non-gender-tagged. The research was conducted in the online group "Support and Criticism Group for Emergency Medical Services". Of the total, only 5 did not experience violence, and of those who did, 97 experienced violence two or more times. This study shows us that more than half of the nurses and technicians experienced violence on their workplace, most commonly experienced by the family or the patient's entourage. More than half of them, after experiencing violence, worry about their safety in the workplace, and more than half of them do not consider physical protection adequately secured