Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

Screening tool for non-ICU patients to help staff identify patients who have severe sepsis and prompts actions to take in the event the patient meets criteria. This tool can be adapted to your hospital process.

Screening tool for ICU patients to help staff identify patients who have severe sepsis and prompts actions to take in the event the patient meets criteria. This tool can be adapted to your hospital process.

A guide published by APIC which provides tools, strategies and other resources to help reduce SSI specific to the orthopedic surgery population.

A guide developed by IHI, a leader in healthcare improvement, which provides evidence-based interventions that should be implemented to reduce SSI.

This article discusses what the infection preventionist needs to know regarding the guidelines of prevention of surgical site infections.

A guide discussing ways to decrease the risk of surgical site infections in the operating room.

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.