Evaluating Violent Person Management Training for Medical Students in an Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Southern Medical Journal
Caroline A BallTrent Reed

Abstract

Violence is a significant problem facing healthcare workers in the United States, particularly in emergency departments (EDs). Education is key to providing a safe environment for workers to ensure their ability to recognize and respond to violent patients and visitors. We studied the effects of a video podcast-based violence education program aimed at improving medical students' knowledge and confidence in identifying and responding to violence. We provided a pretest and questionnaire about recognizing and responding to violence in the ED to 141 fourth-year medical students on the first day of their emergency medicine clerkship. Students were invited to view a video podcast addressing violent person management (VPM) in the ED and were then administered a posttest and questionnaire at the conclusion of the clerkship. We measured changes in knowledge and confidence in responding to violent situations of students who watched the video podcast and completed the pre- and posttests and questionnaires. In addition, we assessed student response to the video podcast format as well as quantified student exposure to violence during their clerkship. Of the 123 students who completed the pre- and posttests, 93 (75.6%) reported watching the...Continue Reading

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Jul 28, 2005·Annals of Emergency Medicine·Terry KowalenkoUNKNOWN Michigan College of Emergency Physicians Workplace Violence Task Force

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