which each staff member was assaulted was recorded. At the end of 1 year, staff who had been assaulted were compared with staff who had not been assaulted. Any staff members who were assaulated were interviewed to assess the physical and emotional effect of the assault on the victim. Findings indicated no difference between assaulted versus nonassaulted staff on sociodemographic factors, with the exception of marital status. Assessment of job-related factors suggested differences on position in the administrative hierarchy, type of activities involved in direct patient care such as medication administration, and education about handling the aggressive patient. Victim outcomes supported the existing literature. The most frequent site of injury was the head. Staff either did not take leave time or returned to work before they recovered, andto Israel in 2011.





Charedi rabbis gave her a lot of flak for wanting to become a medic. Nevertheless:

Ballin became the first woman medic for United Hatzalah, whose leadership she said embraced her ambition… In April, Ballin again worked with United Hatzalah leaders to start the Psychotrauma Unit. Her husband, Adam, a 35-year-old family physician at Hadassah Medical Center, is also a volunteer medic and member of the unit. The service now has over 150 female volunteers



In addition to her day job as a family therapist, Ballin, 33, is the head of the Psychotrauma Unit of United Hatzalah, a mostly Charedi volunteer emergency service based in Jerusalem. She spearheaded the creation of the unit last year amid a wave of Palestinian violence to provide psychological support to those experiencing