Hospital Violence Reduction – Environment and Physical Design
Emergency departments face unique security challenges. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) measures a hospital’s environment of care partly by how well it “controls access to and egress from security-sensitive areas.” For trauma centres and emergency departments — where emotions run high and vulnerable patients converge — the physical environment itself becomes […]
Care Home Safe Holding: 72-year old woman died after assault by fellow resident
A 72-year-old grandmother died 13 days after being attacked at a care home. Maureen Shone, 72, was found by staff on the floor of her bedroom in Trentham, Staffordshire after being brutally assaulted by a male patient. Staff found the attacker near Mrs Shone’s room covered in blood. A metal curtain pole had been used […]
Hospital Violence Reduction – Permission to Intervene
Hospital Violence Reduction: Permission to Intervene In some environments, there is sometimes still a question about whether a security officer or a nurse who uses force in a situation could rely on the backing of their management — and the backing of the hospital — if they intervene and are then challenged legally. The intrinsic […]
Care Home Safe Holding: Woman (89) died while being escorted by staff in care home
Source: Leicester Mercury Only one member of staff was helping Mrs Keogh on the morning of the accident when a risk assessment document said she needed two to help her wash, dress and move from one part of the home to another. An elderly care home resident died after crashing through a wooden handrail on […]