title: Smart safeguards for the ED.
abstract: Health care facilities can prevent violence in the ED by engaging staff and local police in security planning and education.
authors.affiliation: Emergency/Trauma Services, Freeman Hospitals and Health System, Joplin, Mo., USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Hoag-Apel
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016272:Occupational Health; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*