Pediatric ED opens behavioral health area.
In response to a number of acts of violence and out of concern for the privacy of other patients, the ED at Akron (OH) Children's Hospital decided it was necessary to create a separate behavior health unit. Here are some of the strategies they used: Rooms were designed (i.e., lighting and sound) to minimize the risk of escalation in agitated patients. Out of concern for patient safety, there is no heavy equipment or medical gasses in the rooms. ED leadership solicited input from patients' parents before finalizing their plans.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D009820:Ohio; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*