Managing Ligature Risks and Preventing Patient Self-Harm
Learning Objectives
- This presentation will enable participants to: Identify the ligature risks in behavioral health, emergency department and inpatient settings and the expectations of healthcare organizations from a regulatory and accreditation perspective.
- Develop an understanding of the most prudent strategies for preventing self-harm in behavioral health, emergency department and inpatient settings.
- Learn the importance of a ligature risk assessment and the mitigation of ligature risks.
