Web site lists 9 ‘triggers’
Web site lists 9 triggers’
An article posted on the Healthcare Intelligence Network Web site (www.hin.com) cites nine instances that might trigger violence among hospital patients or workers.
Health care organizations need to be aware of potential problems wrote Fredrick Roll, executive vice president of Healthcare Security Services in Denver.
Roll added that most health care providers are "flying by the seat of their pants" regarding prevention of violence in the workplace. The article points to an article in a recent Journal of Healthcare Safety, Compliance & Infection Control showing health care workers at high risk of being attacked on the job.
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