Citation

Sparr LF, Drummond DJ, Hamilton NG. QRB Qual. Rev. Bull. 1988; 14(5): 147-153.

Affiliation

Psychiatry Outpatient Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97207.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3134637

Abstract

The Portland (Oregon) Veterans Administration Medical Center acknowledged the problem of dealing with aggressive and disruptive patients by establishing a behavioral emergency committee (BEC). The BEC first introduced a system for tracking disruptive patient incidents and then initiated an electronic flagging system for violence-prone patients that alerts medical center clinical and security personnel when a potentially dangerous patient is present. The committee also coordinates violence control training for medical center personnel. Since the BEC was formed, disruptive behavior among this high-risk patient group has been significantly reduced.

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