Most workplace assaults occur in which working environment?
A) Health-care settings
B) Factory settings
C) Fast-food restaurants
D) Retail

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The published data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that health-care workers were nearly four times more likely to require time away from work because of violence. Nearly 75% of the workplace assaults occurred in a health-care setting. For example, OSHA (2015) reports show that between 2011 and 2013, U.S. health-care workers suffered 15,000 to 20,000 serious workplace-violence-related injuries. The latest workplace violence statistics indicate that 80% of emergency medical services personnel are attacked by patients, while 78% of emergency department physicians have been attacked by patients (Lebron, 2017). Studies show that between 35% and 80% of hospital staff have been physically assaulted at least once during their careers (Clements, DeRanieri, Clark, Manno, & Kuhn, 2005).

Most Workplace Assaults Occur in Which Working Environment