Our hospital received a supplemental recommendation for EC.1.10 in our psychiatric unit. The reference was to the potential for hanging oneself from grab bars and ceilings. The bathrooms have hard ceilings, but the patient rooms do not. I see that there is a requirement in the 2001 AIA Guidelines for Design and Construction for tamper resistant ceilings. Would clips of the tiles suffice? Also, no mention is made of grab bars.
Showing posts with label Suicide Prevention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suicide Prevention. Show all posts
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Suicide Prevention Structural Precautions for Behavioral Health
We have an inpatient behavioral medicine unit that is made up of two separate areas. One side is a locked high-risk unit, and the other side is a voluntary unit. Is the voluntary unit required to have the same suicide prevention structural precautions that we have in the locked unit?
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