Only 13.2 percent of doctors in his study had reported a violent incident. No one talks about this. If you don't report these things, then no one knows they're happening, and no one will make any response. Violent episodes can happen at any time, but a lot of times when you've got a sick child, parents are under a lot of stress. Sometimes, different people react to stress in different ways.
Many violent episodes occur in child protection cases, when the child is brought to the hospital.
They're much more on their own, and they're more vulnerable to this type of episode if it happens. Only 10 percent of the doctors in his study had received such training, although 99 percent thought it was a good idea. A lot of what you need to do is honestly explain the situation in advance. A lot of anxiety gets brought up due to lack of communication. When a doctor thinks violence is likely, he should tell others and even bring a colleague with him, rather than facing a patient or parent alone.