How to Prevent and Respond to Violence in Hospitals
Learning to recognize escalating behaviors and practicing de-escalation skills are essential to addressing the rise in hospital violence.
Learning to recognize escalating behaviors and practicing de-escalation skills are essential to addressing the rise in hospital violence.
IAHSS’s latest crime survey found that the rate of murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults at U.S. hospitals dramatically increased in 2021.
The topic Campus Safety readers showed most interest in this month was acts of violence, which doesn’t come as a surprise since data shows violence is increasing in schools and hospitals.
Since this article was originally published, six more states now recommend color code standardization for hospital emergencies.
While there isn’t one solution to mitigating hospital workplace violence, a change in the culture surrounding reporting incidents is a good place to start.
The man who punched him was involuntarily admitted to the hospital as a psychiatric patient and had received treatment there before.
From 2019 to 2020, the assault rate at U.S. hospitals increased more than 23% from 10.9 incidents per 100 beds to 14.2.
Joseph Wuerz has been charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant woman and a medical worker, and homicide of an unborn child
The man bit the security officer’s thumb so hard that it exposed the bone.
These violent incidents emphasize the importance of having a robust workplace violence prevention program in place at all hospitals.
In this webinar, attendees will learn the observable behaviors people exhibit as they head down a path of violence so we can help prevent the preventable.
This discussion will help participants analyze, understand, and assess their own program effectiveness.