By Luis Fabregas As the family of shooting victim Michael Schaab entered the Petersen Events Center for a basketball game this week, security officers patted them down and checked their purses. Barely a week before and a block away, no one stopped an armed John F. Shick from carrying two pistols into Western Psychiatric Institute …
Category Archive: Healthcare violence
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Mar 15 2012
Medical staff partly to blame for patients’ violence, Israeli study finds
By Dan Even A new Israeli study indicates that medical personnel have a part to play in patient violence against doctors and nurses in hospitals. The research was carried out at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, by Sigal Shafran-Tikva for her Ph.D. It scrutinized attackers and their victims in nine violent events documented at Hadassah …
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Mar 12 2012
Western Psychiatric to review security measures
By Jill King Thursday’s shootings will bring a thorough review of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic’s security measures, its leader said. “Safety and security are our utmost concern,” said hospital President Claudia Roth. The review will include determining whether the facility should place metal detectors at the entrance of the 16-floor building. The only metal …
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Mar 02 2012
Data: Violence, restraints common at Minnesota Security Hospital
By Madeleine Baran Data provided by the Department of Human Services offer a glimpse into the tense and sometimes violent world of the Minnesota Security Hospital, a state-run facility that provides treatment to nearly 400 adults deemed mentally ill and dangerous by the judicial system. Patients suffered 310 injuries in 2011. One patient was kicked …
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