Citation

Rustin TA. Tex. Med. 2007; 103(5): 51-56.

Affiliation

The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center, 6901 Bertner #767, Houston, TX 77030, USA. terry.a.rustin@uth.tmc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Texas Medical Assn)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17824477

Abstract

A private, free-standing, nonprofit psychiatric hospital installed a metal detector and a screening procedure to prevent weapons and other proscribed items from being carried into the hospital by visitors. A wide variety of metal objects was discovered, including knives, ammunition, and hand tools. Visitors did not object to the procedure. As an unexpected benefit of the screening, unauthorized smoking in the hospital decreased.

Language: en