A hospital is meant to be a place for healing but there is a wide range of issues that can get in the way of healing. These roadblocks can lead to longer patient stays, lower patient satisfaction, and even an increased incidence of death.
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A Rope Breaks at its Thinnest Part
Healthcare Workplace Violence: Joint Commission, OSHA aligned training
Recommendations For An Effective WPV Safety and Health Training Program That Is In Alignment With Joint Commission and OSHA Guidelines
Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is well documented. Out of all workplace assaults in the United States, fully 75% of them occur in healthcare and social service settings (OSHA — (Occupational Safety and Health Administration).
I can’t believe you bit my ear off!
Treading Water: The American Legacy of Treatment by Incarceration
The challenges of providing care and even for the basic human needs of mentally ill and cognitively disabled people are nothing new. Nor are the many well-meaning attempts to address this difficult and multifaceted problem. Still, in the present age of staggering advances in technology, medicine, physics, and a renewed exploration of space, we are struggling for answers about how best to manage...
How To Best Train Contact Professionals (Part One)
Contact professionals spend the vast majority of their time directly interacting with the general public or their organization’s customers or clients.
Respond as a Team or React Like a Mob: The importance of training
Everyday, hospital emergency departments (ED) receive patients and visitors experiencing extreme levels of emotional and/or physical trauma, whether it’s at a level one trauma center in Chicago or at a small critical access hospital (CAH) with less than 25 beds in the middle of America’s corn belt.
Don't Lose When You Are on The Ground
In Healthcare the areas you work in are closed and confined spaces. Getting tripped, pushed, or tackled to the ground, or grabbed in the front or behind and pushed into furniture or equipment, or grabbed from any direction, thereby limiting your ability to escape can end badly.
Does Everyone Know You Are In Danger?
In Healthcare, as in most professional settings, people typically speak in a low volume to respect others needs for privacy, concentration, and communication.A Coordinated Response: Medical, EMS, Law Enforcement
When a life-threatening emergency arises, three professions must interact successfully to bring the situation to the best possible outcome. For example, a motor vehicle crash that has caused serious life-threatening injuries to one or more people will bring together law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services (EMS) at the scene and medical staff at the hospital.