Violence in psychiatric ward highlight security needs
Hospital Safety Connection, September 9, 2010
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Hospital Safety Connection!
It’s a well known fact that the dangers of a psychiatric ward dramatically increase, both for patients and employees, requiring very stringent security and safety policies. These risks were highlighted in a recent story on BuffaloNews.com about the psych unit at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC). Earlier this year a patient was beaten to death by another patient. Even more recently a nurse at ECMC is still recovering form injuries after a patient kicked, chocked, and beat her with a telephone receiver.
The incidents led some to question the policies and procedures at ECMC, particularly those involving security, and patient and employee safety.
However vice president of the facility, Thomas J. Quatroche Jr., argues that these events are infrequent.
“In general, incidents like these do not occur frequently because ECMC's administrators, physicians and staff make the safety of our psychiatric patients, like all our patients, our highest priority,” Quatroche told the newspaper.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Hospital Safety Connection!
Related Products
-
Healthcare Life Safety Compliance
Learn Life Safety Code tips and interpretations for healthcare facilities with this in-depth monthly resource.
-
Hospital Safety Connection
Stay on top of hospital safety requirements and best practices with our free, fast-paced weekly update.
-
Emergency Management Coordinator's Handbook for Hospitals
This book and CD-ROM is an affordable, easy-to-read reference that outlines the fundamental processes of emergency...
-
Environment of Care Compliance Manual, Fourth Edition
This valuable resource not only updates the standards, it also offers tips and advice to stay compliant with new and...
-
Hospital Safety Center
Improve compliance with hospital safety standards from The Joint Commission, OSHA, and other regulators with this...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Capturing all necessary codes for IUD insertion and removal can be challenging
- E-mailed
-
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- HIPAA Q&A: Answering service messages
- Q&A: Coding for sepsis when other conditions are present
- Are your workforce members texting PHI?
- HIPAA Q&A: TPO disclosures to a business associate
- Q&A: Coding for dry skin due to cold weather
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- Searched