HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY NEWS Active Shooter in Another Hospital
On December 19, 2013, in Reno, NV an armed individual, carrying a shotgun, opened fire inside a urology office in the Renown Regional Medical Center, killing one and injuring two individuals. The male gunman fired a total of five shots before turning the gun on himself. The identity of the lone gunmen has not been released or confirmed by police. Those closely involved with the investigation firmly believe that this was not a random act. Witnesses state that the gunman had several opportunities to open fire as he headed to the third floor of the
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Managing Security for Emergency Departments with High-Risk Patients Emergency Departments should be considered a security-sensitive area in hospitals and should be provided specialized security countermeasures including specific education for staff who work in this highly charged environment. Two particular types of ―high risk‖ patients, the behavioral health patient being boarded for extended periods of time and the forensic/prisoner patient, each pose an increased risk for workplace violence issues and other security-related concerns. Specific training should be provided to all staff on how to recognize the warning signs of potentially violent behavior and proper de-escalation and intervention skills for managing such behaviors before they can manifest into physical displays of aggression.
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RN-Backed Bill to Step Up Hospital Violence Prevention Takes Big Step in Passing Senate A bill to step up efforts to prevent workplace violence in California hospitals took a major step forward by winning approval in the California State Senate. SB 1299, the Healthcare Workplace Violence Prevention Act, would require that hospitals establish workplace violence prevention plans including strong personnel education and planning programs and systems to assess and mitigate factors that contribute to violence in the hospital. The bill also requires hospitals to document and report incidents of violence to Cal/OSHA. U.S. Labor Bureau Statistics show that healthcare workers, particularly RNs, are five times more likely to be the victim of an assault or violent act by another person.
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How to Reduce Emergency Department Violence A huge percentage of emergency room nurses are physically assaulted every year, and a significant percentage of the individuals committing those assaults are patients with behavioral health and/or alcohol or substance abuse issues.
Hospitals around the nation are searching for ways they can prevent these incidents, and one healthcare institution that has succeeded in this is the Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisc.
This podcast features Drew Neckar who is the regional director for security at the Mayo Clinic and also one of this year‘s director of the year finalists.
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Did You Know? While the annual total of fatal occupational injuries has decreased since 1992, the composition of that total has shifted. The most common event leading to a fatal occupational injury in both 1992 and 2011 was a roadway incident. Roadway incidents accounted for 19 percent of all occupational fatalities in 1992 and 24 percent in 2011. Homicides fell as a percentage of all fatalities over the 20 year span, accounting for 17 percent of all work fatalities in 1992 and 10 percent in 2011. Falls to a lower level increased as a percentage of all fatalities, rising from 8 percent in 1992 to 12 percent in 2011. Contact with electricity accounted for 5 percent of fatalities in 1992 and 4 percent in 2011.
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