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Injury Prevention Resources for Health Care - Violence


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The following links list tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in the health care industry. These resources may not meet all the requirements for health and safety in British Columbia. Please check the Workers Compensation Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, and related materials for specific WorkSafeBC requirements.

Leave When It's Unsafe

Many healthcare workers work alone in the community. Learn what to do if you feel threatened or unsafe.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* Video (3 min 19 sec)

Delirium in the Older Person: Family Guide (DVD) new item

Vancouver Island Health Authority's MultiMedia Services and Mental Health & Addiction Services collaborated to produce "Delirium in the Older Person: Family Guide" a DVD about delirium.
Source: Vancouver Island Health Authority MMS
* HTML
* More delirium resources from Vancouver Island Health Authority.

"Violence is not part of your job" poster new item

This poster is a reminder that violence is not part of a health care worker's job.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (2.8 MB)
Dated: July 2009

Preventing Violence in Health Care BK34

This handbook is designed to help health care organizations to develop, implement, and maintain effective workplace violence prevention programs or to improve existing programs.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC
* PDF (670 KB)
Updated: December 2005
* Available in print from Publications, Videos and Forms Distribution.

Guidelines: Code White Response

A component of prevention and management of aggressive behaviour in health care.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC, OHSAH, and the Health Association of BC
* PDF (299 KB)
Dated: April 2002

Responding to Aggression in Long-term Care: Lessons from Five Case Studies

This three-year study into the problems of aggression within five of British Columbia's long-term care facilities surveyed employees and examined incident reports and WorkSafeBC claims statistics. The study's findings recommend that employers use a systems approach to develop prevention and risk management strategies to reduce incidence of aggression in the workplace. These strategies should include education and training, policy and procedures, teamwork and environmental controls.
Source: WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC and Healthcare Benefit Trust
* PDF (732 KB)
Dated: April 2004

Bullying in the Workplace: A handbook for the workplace new item

Although other types of violence receive more media attention, workplace bullying has increasingly been the focus of researchers, employers, unions and health and safety professionals. Healthcare and community care organizations need new tools to improve their violence prevention strategies including methods to address workplace bullying.
Source: Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare
* PDF (732 KB)

When it's right in front of you - Assisting health care workers to manage the effects of violence in rural and remote Australia

"The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has developed this manual for health care workers, managers and employer organisations in rural and remote Australia, to help them prepare for and respond to violence in ways that will minimize its impact."
Source: National Health and Medical Research Council Australia
* PDF (645 KB)
Dated: 2002

Workplace Violence Risk Assessment at Langley Memorial Hospital

"The consulting firm's team of specialists' undertook to review the current workplace violence situation at LMH and to make recommendations for short and long-term actions that would improve the hospital's workplace violence prevention and management program."
Source: Fraser Health Authority
* PDF (992 KB)
Dated: September 2001

Standards for Hospital-Based Psychiatric Emergency Services: Observation Units

Standards for the safe management of patients with mental illness.
Source: B.C. Ministry of Health
* PDF (165 KB)
Dated: March 2000

Identification of Risk and Prevention of Aggressive Behaviour in Residential Care

This risk assessment in residential long-term care is to provide a comparison of two workplaces, paying particular attention to the training component for prevention of aggression. This report includes the findings of the risk assessments and provides recommendations for enhancing violence prevention programs.
Source: Fraser Health Authority
* PDF (2 MB)
Dated: September 2002

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