Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

A patient risk assessment to help determine the level of risk a patient may have for being over-sedated with the use of opioid pain management.

Compiled by the CDC, this toolkit is meant to provide information to healthcare providers, community members, patents and family who deal with the use of opioid prescriptions. It includes facts for the community, essential steps for first responders, information for prescribers, safety recommendations for patients and their family members and information about recovering from and preventing opioid overdose .

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. This resource provides key elements to consider when developing an overdose response plan for your facility. These considerations include prior opioid overdose events, heightened risk locations within the building, offsite encounters and staff emergency response training.

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. This resource provides guidelines for assembling a proper naloxone take home kit and describes the appropriate educational and instructional materials to include for the recipient.

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. It includes important ways your team can integrate overdose prevention into your current work routine at little to no cost to your program.

Although all of these suggestions may not be relevant to your unique program structure, they are a great starting point to begin brainstorming ways that overdose prevention can fit into your facility’s program.

This worksheet is a component of the Guide to Developing and Managing Overdose Prevention and Take-Home Naloxone Projects, produced by Harm Reduction Coalition. In this resource, you will find helpful overdose prevention tips and insights into the common risks for opioid overdose events. Remember: Not every prevention method is applicable or pragmatic for every situation. The advice in this worksheet is meant to be used as a guideline to customize prevention methods specific to your needs.

It is essential to understand a security program. These resources help build and sustain a security program in healthcare. Sources delve further into risk considerations of law enforcement's presence in the emergency room and guidance to infant abductions.

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.