PRESS RELEASE: Violence against emergency workers is increasing: hospital overcrowding is a major contributor Emergency medical services are better prepared for a mass casualty incident than for everyday violence
Embargo: 00.01 hrs CEST on Friday 25 September 2026 Paris, France: Seventy-five percent of workers in emergency medical departments and services have witnessed violence in the past year, according to a survey of over 1,300 health professionals in 81 countries worldwide. In a special session at the European Emergency Medicine Congress today…
