Medical anthropology quarterly
Searching for safety: Working conditions and policing in a US emergency department.
Fabián Luis C Fernández
Published: 202510.1111/maq.70050
Abstract
In the United States, emergency departments aren't supposed to turn anyone away. They are the safety-net of the safety-net providing life-saving care. Yet, what happens to healthcare when conditions are so strained that patients and staff lash out at…
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