TY - JOUR PY - 2005// TI - Prisoners, guns can be deadly combination in the emergency room JO - ED management : the monthly update on emergency department management A1 - No Author(s) Listed, SP - 121 EP - 123 VL - 17 IS - 11 N2 - A quick, efficient response to violence in the ED will minimize physical injuries, psychological affect on staff, patients, and visitors as well as potentially harmful publicity. Alert your security personnel when a prisoner is expected in the ED. After a violent incident, shut down the department, clear it of patients, and if possible, place patients behind closed doors. Make a crisis intervention team available to your staff for debriefing. Respond quickly and honestly to all media requests to curb the circulation of harmful rumors.
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