Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Violence in healthcare has escalated over the years and constitutes approximately 74% of workplace violence events reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is imperative that organizational leaders develop plans to prevent violence and train staff to identify and de-escalate violent behaviors as well as respond appropriately when an event occurs. This toolkit contains many resources to help facilitate the development of comprehensive violence prevention programs within your organization.

Maternal health encompasses the health of the pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period in women’s healthcare. Healthcare provider’s goals in maternal care are to reduce morbidity and mortality by providing safe, quality services to the mother and her baby. This objective can be accomplished by identifying risks, educating patients and following recommended guidelines of evidence-based practice. This toolkit supplies resources to benefit in the improvement of maternal health.

The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response offers guidance in public health emergencies. This program provides resources to assist in the development of health care preparedness and response. Tools, templates, and webinars are among the sources available.

A toolkit from the ASC Quality Collaboration that addresses Safe Injection Practices. The toolkit contains assessments tools, implementation aids, training materials, monitoring tools, workplace reminders and guidelines from leading authorities to help your organization to reduce sharps injuries.

The Society offers a website dedicated to promotion of safety with use of needles and sharps in healthcare. The site offers an inventory of hazards and resources for safety products.

The CDC offers a comprehensive set of resources on to sharps injuries, including safe medical device implementation, needlestick prevention, bloodborne pathogen information, blunt-tip suture injuries.

The CDC offers a useful website that discusses needlestick prevention and what to do after a needlestick occurs.

OSHA provides a Hospital eTool on needlestick and sharps injures. The eTool provides general information on bloodborne pathogens and also breaks out information on needlestick and sharps hazards by department. Department information includes virtual realty training on hazards.

Although it is healthcare's goal to maintain a safe environment at all times, violence remains a significant concern today. It is vital to implement processes to prevent workplace violence. Security practices can include an array of methods. The following documents provide best practices and alternative approaches that may be applied when handling violent encounters.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.