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Arizona medical experts discuss rising violence against health care workers

Why do health care workers account for majority of workplace violence?

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Health care workers are trained to treat patients with grace, compassion and understanding.

They take an oath to do no harm. Yet, health care workers account for 73% of all nonfatal workplace violence in the United States.

Workplace violence is disproportionately affecting health care workers over any other industry, according to a 2018 report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Arizona medical experts discuss rising violence against health care workers

Why do health care workers account for majority of workplace violence?

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