The use of off-duty police as additional security in an emergency department setting.
The author discusses the use of off-duty police officers to reduce violence in a hospital's emergency room. He provides the results from an assessment of the program.
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Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D005845:Georgia; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D016495:Police / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control; D000078329:Workforce