I am looking for some feed back on vests, used by security personal. brands,comments and such. Due to recent events it is a hot item, and topic at the...
Hello, All.....what are other hospitals doing with regard to contraband/illegal substances confiscated from patients? We are continually dealing with this...
We use them. They are supplied to us by the department. You have the choice if you want it or not. If you get one, you have to wear it or you get written...
If someone is breaking the crimes code/statutes of your state, then they are breaking the crimes code/statutes of your state.Period. Do not cover it up and end...
I think the picture section of the group home page is kind of fun. I posted some random pics (Meriter). Lets see some random pics from your hospitals!...
I think we need to get our legal department on this issue as well. We just take the stuff and throw it away. If it is a gun, then we call the police,...
At our facility we document everything. If hospital staff finds illegal contraband or suspected contraband we document: The patient's information(name,...
Here we have a contraband form that must be filled out whenever anything is taken such as illegal drugs, weapons, etc.. It includes the date, time, patients...
We have PACA vests available to us and it is use at officers discretion. Rick Knutson <ricksbored@...> wrote:We use them. They are supplied to us by the...
Just some advise. If you are dealing with drugs of any kind, have a witness present to verify the amount taken and also that it was secured. Always seal the...
In the past we have turned illegal substances over to law enforcement. We give law enforcement the patient's name and they issue a citation or arrest the...
The institution I work does a couple of different things. #1. If it is an illegal substance we do a few of things. a. write a report documenting what we...
It all depends on the situtions. If someone comes in due to MVA, GSW or SW then our department will secure the evidence. Then we document who found the...
We have to buy our own. I paid $850 for mine and it is worth every penny. I have had mine for 4 years now. I was one of the first officers to wear one. Now we...
Just curious how many of you have experienced this problem...too many officers hanging out at the dispatching office/center. Each officer at our facility is...
Sounds like your manager needs to stop in there from time to time Dave. We have some senior officers who take six breaks a day and then have the nerve to...
Every department has that problem. Your supervisor should just sending people home. Our jobs are not hard, 90% of the time we stand around waiting for the...
This would be the Supervisor's problem to solve. If you are the Supervisor I would physically check periodically and move the S/O along with a warning. Our...
Hi, This is Lisa Blubaugh from Environment of Care Leader. I've been doing some research on the recent FBI bulletin reporting that Al-Qaida may attempt to...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the hospitalsecurity group: Tasers. Who's got 'em? o Every officer carries o Only selected officers...
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A cheaper solution is to write them up. Use progressive discipline and if there is excessive occurrence remove them from site. We have this problem at several...
I think that we all would agree that Verbal De-Escalation is the most important part of dealing with angry people, whether patients, visitors or co-workers. I...
I agree Dave that not taking anything personally is the most important thing. Respect in the face of disrespect is another. Eye contact and stance is also...
Dave, I would have to agree with you for the most part. Especially when dealing with the relatives and also friends. They come in all worked up, and security...
Dave, I would have to agree with you for the most part. Especially when dealing with the relatives and also friends. They come in all worked up, and security...
I agree with you when it comes to psych patients. We have 2 psych units (adult & Child). They are given ground rules during their stay (very structured with...
I just received the 7th chapter of you manuel where can I get the The previous chapters 1 to 6 carl ... Do you Yahoo!? Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from...
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I agree regarding not taking things personally. In addition, one of my personal rules of thumb is to not get into an argument or debate with the patient. If...
