Citation

McKinnon JF. J. Healthc. Prot. Manage. 2008; 24(1): 87-90.

Affiliation

Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Association for Hospital Security and and Safety -- Rusting Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18409456

Abstract

Complacent responses by staff to repeated "false" alarms have resulted in circumventing infant protection systems by kidnappers, reports the author, who makes the case for taking a new approach to and new attitude about the purpose and functioning of hospital alarm systems. Rather than looking at a so-called false alarm as an unnecessary nuisance, we need to see it as an opportunity to test our total alarm response system and be grateful that it worked as it was intended, he demonstrates in this article.

Language: en