Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6081830 General Hospital Psychiatry 2013 9 Pages PDF
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The most common method of suicide attempts and completions on inpatient mental health units is hanging. It is recommended that common lanyards and anchor points be removed from the environment of care. We provide more information about such hazards and introduce a decision tree to help healthcare providers to determine which hazards to remove.
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Inpatient suicide on mental health units in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals: avoiding environmental hazards
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