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The Mandt System® has been used in psychiatric hospitals for over 30 years, and in some of those hospitals, administrators and medical personnel realized that the principles taught in The Mandt System® could be utilized in Emergency Rooms and general medical-surgical floors, long-term care programs, and other health care settings to address issues of workplace violence.

The American Nurses Association reports that the Bureau of Labor statistics state an estimated 1.7 million workers are injured each year during workplace assaults (2005); violent workplace incidents account for 18% of all violent crime in the US (Bureau of Justice Statistics 2001). In its annual Workplace Safety Index, Liberty Mutual cites assaults and violent acts as the 10th leading cause of nonfatal occupational injury in 2002, representing about 1% of all workplace injuries and a cost of $400 million. (Liberty Mutual 2004). The incidence of injury resulting from violent acts is more than twice the incidence for health care workers, compared to other workers. (Bureau of Labor 2005).
The incidence of violence is likely far greater than that which is reported resulting from inadequate reporting mechanisms and victim fear of isolation, embarrassment, and reprisal. (Retrieved from
http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAPoliticalPower/State/StateLegislativeAgenda/WorkplaceViolence.aspx January 2, 2009)

Reducing workplace violence means more, though, than reducing threats of harm. Creating a culture of safety is required to create long lasting change that will maintain the safety of all people in health care settings. The Mandt System® has been used effectively in a wide variety of health care settings in which violent behavior may occur. Special consideration for training in The Mandt System® should be given to Emergency Room personnel as well as psychiatric units. For more information on the effectiveness of The Mandt System® go to Reducing Workplace Violence.