“… 28 Only in the past year were studies conducted on the issue of assault against emergency staff in Taiwan, 8 Pakistan, 29 Jordan, 30 , 31 Italy, 32 US, 33 – 38 Norway, 39 Australia, 40 Palestine, 41 Ethiopia, 42 Iran, 43 Singapore, 44 Cyprus, 45 and France. 46 These studies, as well as most of those published until now, concern a review of WPV incidence and prevalence in ED, a description of precipitants and risk factors, types of violent acts (verbal or physical), or, in the qualitative studies, an analysis of the experiences and feelings of the staff suffering aggression. Of course, many studies have highlighted the need for methods to ensure the safety of staff and proposed interventions to address the problem.…”