April 2012 Issue

Cover Story

14 Severe Weather Survival Tips

By Steve Satterly

Vulnerability assessments, using safe rooms, following the two-wall rule and planning for students with special needs are just some of the steps your campus must take to prepare for a tornado.

Features

High-Rise Fire Safety for High-Risk Patients

By Matt Wickenheiser

The new maternity and neonatal intensive care facility at the Texas Children’s Hospital boasts a bevy of fire protection equipment, from alarms to smoke detectors to control panels to speaker/strobes and more.

<p>Gunnison Health Care Center, a 100-employee healthcare facility in Gunnison, Col., uses both Schlage hardwired and wireless networked access control devices with proximity credentials to limit access and protect security-sensitive areas throughout the facility.</p>

How Door Hardware Helps Hospitals Meet HIPAA Guidelines

By Matt Conrad

Being compliant could come down to whether or not a door closes and locks properly.

Expecting the Unexpected: Responding to Unpredictable Behavior

By Judith Schubert

Hospital, school and university staff dealing with individuals who are addicted to drugs or alcohol must maintain their professionalism, as well as keep their messages to the agitated person short and non-judgmental.

Help for Handling Patient Surges

By Bryan Warren

On the Safe Side Toolkit is a free hospital security planning resource designed to help healthcare organizations manage security and public health emergencies.

<p>The Nebraska Medical Center’s new video surveillance solution allows hospital staff to remotely monitor individuals who are on suicide watch, prone to violent outbursts or in critical states of health. Previously, hospital personnel were required to be physically present in the room to watch the at-risk patients.</p>

Hospital Improves Patient Safety While Cutting Costs

By Courtney Dillon Pederson

The Nebraska Medical Center’s new video surveillance solution allows hospital staff to remotely monitor individuals who are on suicide watch, prone to violent outbursts or in critical states of health. Previously, hospital personnel were required to be physically present in the room to watch the at-risk patients.

Recent Tornado Outbreaks That Have Affected Schools

By Steve Satterly

Here are some severe weather events that have impacted K-12 in the past five years.

<p>Gerald Eugene Summers is the director of safety and security for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. in Evansville, Ind.</p>

DiNovo, Jaccuzzo & Summers Named CS Directors of the Year

By Robin Hattersley Gray

Campus Safety magazine is pleased to announce that John A. DiNovo of Saratoga Hospital, Craig Jaccuzzo of Nicholls State University and Gerald Eugene Summers of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. have won the publication’s coveted Director of the Year awards.

Other Communications Upgrades Delay FSU's 'Easy Button' Implementation

By Dave Bujak

Changing vendors and technology midway through the project slowed the process.

Severe Weather Warning Puts FSU ALERT EZ to the Test

By Dave Bujak

Here's how Florida State handled one incident with it's new emergency notification interface.

<p>Photo courtesy of Florida State University.</p>

Florida State Aims for ‘Easy Button’ Solution to Mass Notification

By Dave Bujak

See how this university developed a centralized activation portal for its FSU ALERT emergency notification system.

<p>©iStockphoto.com/Christopher Futcher</p>

Establishing Positive Behavior On The Bus

By Keith Lowery

The Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program provides students with incentives to meet and exceed behavioral expectations. Officials who work for a Maryland middle school say they have seen a change among students since implementing the program, and that it is a useful tool for the bus environment.