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Joe Courtney: “Everybody I talk to that works in an emergency room says yes, it impacts you when you're always looking around to make…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2021
Everybody I talk to that works in an emergency room says yes, it impacts you when you're always looking around to make sure no one is going to hit you.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney discusses the psychological impact of workplace violence on healthcare workers.

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