August 21, 2019
(from the December 2017 ACP Hospitalist) Workplace violence occurs so often in the hospital that some health care workers consider it part of the job. Gordon […]
August 21, 2019
MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, may offer relief for those experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a new small-scale study. The results are preliminary but […]
August 21, 2019
When Donald Trump targeted mental illness as the cause of the mass shootings that killed 31 people in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, federal health officials made sure no government experts […]
August 9, 2019
Man detained after walking into Missouri Walmart armed with a rifle and wearing body armor DARREN REYNOLDS,ABC News 1 hour 33 minutes ago Man walks into Walmart […]
August 9, 2019
Implementing certain policies and procedures at your hospital can make a big impact on workplace violence prevention efforts. April 24, 2018 Zach Winn Jump to Comments The […]
August 9, 2019
Healthcare security practitioners should consider the potential impact this alert could have on their healthcare organization’s security programs. Think this Sentinel Event Alert only applies to […]
August 9, 2019
By JILLIAN PETERSON AND JAMES DENSLEY AUG. 4, 2019 9:41 AM In the last week, more than 30 people have died in three separate mass shootings […]
August 9, 2019
The Palm Beach County hospital decided to remove metal detectors in the building and armed police officers are no longer stationed in the emergency room. July […]
August 9, 2019
In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations. The security […]
February 9, 2019
The Kavanaugh hearing and confirmation were seen by many as an exceptionally dark chapter in our nation’s recent history, as Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against the Supreme […]
October 16, 2018
New England Journal of Medicine: Active Shooter Response at a Health Care Facility file:///C:/Users/admin/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/0Z0VR8Q8/S-doc18083014260.pdf
October 11, 2018
How Healthcare Dir. of the Year Robert Field Finds Funding for Security In order to have a successful workplace violence prevention program, Robert Field first had […]
October 10, 2018
Why You Should be Using Red Teams to Enhance Hospital Security Red Teams can evaluate campus protection measures and challenge your assumptions about how secure your […]
October 10, 2018
STATE OF HEALTH At California Psychiatric Hospitals, Epidemic of Patients’ Assaults on Staff Goes Untreated Nearly 200 Napa State Hospital workers demonstrate for safer conditions in […]
October 10, 2018
Violent Attacks by Patients: Prevention and Self-Protection Arline Kaplan Jun 2, 2008 Volume: 25 Issue: 7 The brutal murder of New York psychologist Kathryn Faughey and […]
October 10, 2018
Innov Clin Neurosci. 2011 Mar; 8(3): 34–39. Published online 2011 Mar. PMCID: PMC3074201 PMID: 21487544 Violence Against Mental Health Professionals: When the Person Treating Becomes the Victim This […]
October 10, 2018
Assaults on staff at Western State Hospital costing millions Originally published November 27, 2015 at 9:31 am Updated November 27, 2015 at 6:42 pm Hundreds of employees […]
October 10, 2018
Identifying Relationship Violence: 14 Signs of an Aggressor’s Behavior Campus police should be able to recognize signs of relationship violence. November 14, 2017 Randy Burba and Stan […]
October 10, 2018
Man Gets Life Sentence for Stabbing Hospital Worker 46 Times The perpetrator had a violent history and had previously served prison time for stabbing an ex-wife […]
October 10, 2018
Family of Mental Health Patient Found Dead in Woods Files Lawsuit The man’s sisters are suing several parties after he wandered away from an appointment and […]
