The Door Switch is an anti-ligature device that helps prevent inpatient suicides.
The Door Switch is an anti-ligature device that helps prevent inpatient suicides.
In the article Reviving and Managing your Contingency Plan authors Hunt and Sine discuss the ‘built design’ of an environment and solutions to eliminate ligature (hanging) points that should both respect the patients’ rights and be therapeutic. This article explains that “easy fixes have all been made” and emphasizes that “self strangulation is the still the biggest concern.”
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In the article Inpatient Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Veterans Affairs Hospitals The Joint Commission conducts a landmark study that reveals the root causes of inpatient suicide. This is a particularly important study because it reviews all reported inpatient suicide or suicide attempts within a large national health care system.
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