violence prevention in healthcare

McNamara & Associates, Inc. 2010McNamara & Associates, Inc. 2010

Violence Prevention in Violence Prevention in HealthcareHealthcare


Violence Prevention in HealthcareViolence Prevention in Healthcare

Type I-Type I- Offender has no relationship Offender has no relationship with Institution or Individualwith Institution or Individual

Type II-Type II- Offender is a Patient/Visitor Offender is a Patient/Visitor Type III-Type III- Offender is Current or Offender is Current or

Former EmployeeFormer Employee Type IV-Type IV- Offender is Domestic Offender is Domestic

Partner of an EmployeePartner of an Employee



Joint CommissionJoint Commission OSHA ResponseOSHA Response State Regs.State Regs.



Prevention is KeyPrevention is Key

- Violence is not out of blue- Violence is not out of blue

- Perpetrators exhibit Behavior- Perpetrators exhibit Behavior

- You must be Aware- You must be Aware



Creating a Violence Prevention CommitteeCreating a Violence Prevention Committee Annual Security Risk AssessmentsAnnual Security Risk Assessments Developing a Written Violence Prevention Developing a Written Violence Prevention

PlanPlan Updating/Developing Policies & Updating/Developing Policies &

ProceduresProcedures Accurate Incident ReportingAccurate Incident Reporting Relationship with Local Law EnforcementRelationship with Local Law Enforcement Employee Awareness & TrainingEmployee Awareness & Training



Risk AssessmentsRisk Assessments

-Will identify workplace risks including:-Will identify workplace risks including:

-Surrounding Areas of Facility-Surrounding Areas of Facility

-Visitor Access Controls-Visitor Access Controls

-Parking Areas/Vehicle Access-Parking Areas/Vehicle Access

-Video Surveillance Systems-Video Surveillance Systems

-Lighting-Lighting

-Maternity Safety Controls-Maternity Safety Controls



Identifying Your High Risk AreasIdentifying Your High Risk Areas

-ED-ED

-Psych-Psych

-Medical/Surgical-Medical/Surgical

-Labor/Delivery-Labor/Delivery



GangsGangs

-Who are they?-Who are they?

-How do we stay safe?-How do we stay safe?

-How are they impacting our communities-How are they impacting our communities

& facilities?& facilities?



Police Due-DiligencePolice Due-Diligence

-Don’t assume the Police are always -Don’t assume the Police are always DiligentDiligent



Employee Education:Employee Education:

-Gang Awareness-Gang Awareness

-De-Escalation Techniques-De-Escalation Techniques

-Self Defense-Self Defense

-Active Shooter-Active Shooter

-Security Officer Role-Security Officer Role



NO “one size fits all” Strategy NO “one size fits all” Strategy

(Every Facility has Different Needs)(Every Facility has Different Needs) Advanced Planning & PreparationAdvanced Planning & Preparation



Safe & Secure Work EnvironmentSafe & Secure Work Environment

-Every Employee is responsible-Every Employee is responsible Survival MindsetSurvival Mindset

- Awareness- Awareness

- Preparation- Preparation

- Adequate Training- Adequate Training

Violence Prevention in Violence Prevention in HealthcareHealthcare

McNamara & Associates, Inc.McNamara & Associates, Inc. John McNamara & Chris HillJohn McNamara & Chris Hill www.mcnamaraassociates.com Email: Email: [email protected] Phone: 732-536-1222Phone: 732-536-1222


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