<p>Seldom does a person go from a state of calm to physical violence without warning. Are staffers trained to recognize when an aggressive patient’s behaviors are escalating?</p>

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July 1, 2018

Seldom does a person go from a state of calm to physical violence without warning. Are staffers trained to recognize when an aggressive patient’s behaviors are escalating?

Issue Date: July 1, 2018

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Financial Disclosure: The following individuals disclose that they have no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study: Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD, FACEP (Physician Editor), Kay Ball, PhD, RN, CNOR, FAAN (Nurse Planner), Stacey Kusterbeck (Author), Jonathan Springston (Editor), Jesse Saffron (Editor), and Terrey L. Hatcher (Editorial Group Manager).

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