Hospital Security Programs and Policies Related to Guns and Other Weapons
| Autor: | James D. Blando, Robert J. Cramer, Mariana Szklo-Coxe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Leadership and Management
Strategy and Management United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Health care 030212 general & internal medicine Executive summary Workplace violence business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy fungi Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Public relations United States humanities Cross-Sectional Studies Workplace Violence Business Weapons Emergency Service Hospital 0305 other medical science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Healthcare Management. 64:157-166 |
| ISSN: | 1096-9012 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/jhm-d-18-00046 |
| Popis: | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Workplace violence in healthcare is a health and safety problem that can have a significant impact on the mission and effectiveness of organizations. To ascertain hospital approaches to address violence and experiences with guns and other weapons, we conducted a survey of International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety members. Although many hospitals have enhanced their security programs, many challenges persist. We found that armed security appears to be increasingly prevalent in hospitals, and the use of Tasers appears to be increasing the most in comparison to other weapons. Most of our survey respondents did not perceive officers losing control of their weapons during altercations in their healthcare facility as a real risk. In addition, roughly half of the respondents reported that portable metal detectors (including wands) were not used in their facilities. The disposition of weapons confiscated by security also raised concerns about how legally owned firearms can be safely returned to their owners while they are still on hospital property. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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