@article{ref1,
title="Managing violent patient incidents: the role of a behavioral emergency committee",
journal="QRB. quality review bulletin",
year="1988",
author="Sparr, L. F. and Drummond, D. J. and Hamilton, N. G.",
volume="14",
number="5",
pages="147-153",
abstract="The Portland (Oregon) Veterans Administration Medical Center acknowledged the problem of dealing with aggressive and disruptive patients by establishing a behavioral emergency committee (BEC). The BEC first introduced a system for tracking disruptive patient incidents and then initiated an electronic flagging system for violence-prone patients that alerts medical center clinical and security personnel when a potentially dangerous patient is present. The committee also coordinates violence control training for medical center personnel. Since the BEC was formed, disruptive behavior among this high-risk patient group has been significantly reduced.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0097-5990",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}