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JUNE2016

Workers'Compensation

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ViolenceintheEmergencyDepartment
by:MarkThomas,VicePresident,WCClaims&Risk

AccordingtoapublicationfromtheAmericanCollegeofEmergencyPhysicians,morethan
70%ofemergencynursesreportedphysicalorverbalassaultbyemergencypatientsor
visitors.Morethan75%ofemergencyphysiciansexperiencedatleastoneviolentworkplace
incidentinayear.Thisamountofviolencecausesawidevarietyofissues,evenpastthe
obviousphysicalcomponent.OtherconcernsincludestresstotheEmergencyDepartment
staffandpatients,increaseddifficultyrecruitingandretainingpersonnelaswellasdecreased
qualityofcarefromadistractedstaff.

TheACEPlistsavarietyofpotentialreasonsfortheincreaseinemergencydepartmentand
hospitalviolence,including:

Overallincreaseofviolenceinsocietyitself
Prolongedwaitsforpatientsseekingmedicalcare
Increasedprevalenceofdrugandalcoholuseinsociety
Failureofcommunitymentalhealthsystems
Unavailabilityofacutepsychiatrictreatment

ThefullarticlebytheAmericanCollegeofEmergencyPhysicianscanbefoundhere.

WeencourageyoutojoinusforaHealthcareSymposiumthisThursdayJune16thfocusedon
preventingandmanagingviolenceintheEmergencyDepartment.Theeventwillbeheldatthe
LABIBusinessCenterinBatonRouge.Clickhereformoreinformationandtoregister.

TheeventdaywillconsistofamorningsessionleadbyNorrisYarbrough,AssistantVPTulane
University'sEmergencyPreparedness&ResponseProgramandSgt.RogerBarnes,
CommunityPolicingCoordinatorfortheTulaneUniversityPoliceDepartment.Norrisand
Rogerwilltalkaboutthemagnitudeoftheproblemandwhyweshouldcareprotecting
patients,thestaffandthepublicinthehospitalemergencydepartmentandhowemergency
departmentstaffshoulddealwithpotentiallyviolentindividuals.

Theafternoonsessionwillbuildonconversationwithandamongofourpanelofexperts.Their
discussionwillbebasedonresultsofarecentsurveythatwasconductedacrossthe
membershipoftheLHATrustFundsandwillbefurtheraugmentedwithopenmicquestions
andconcernsfrommembersoftheaudience.

Weencourageyoutoinvitemembersofyourlocallawenforcementagenciestojoinyouin
attendingthisevent.ThisViolenceintheEmergencyDepartmentSymposiumispresented
complimentsoftheLHATrustFundsandHSLIatnocosttoTrustFundmembersandinvited
guests.Toensurethatweproperlyplanfortheconvenienceandcomfortofallwhoattend,
registrationisrequiredofbothLHATrustFundmembers,HSLIclientsandguests.Lunchwill
beprovided.

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 Toregister,clickonthedateicon. ActiveShooter:HelpingPreventTragedy(8minutes)

Incidentsinvolvingactiveshooterscontinuetobeinthe
news.Theseactsofviolencearebecomingmore
SYMPOSIUM commonplaceintoday'ssociety,andalthoughyour
chancesofbeingavictimofanactiveshooterincidentare
Violencein miniscule,itisimportantyourorganizationandyour
theED: associatesplanandbepreparedforsuchanincident.
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YOURSERVICETEAM
MarkThomas,CPCU,ARM,AIS
VicePresident,Workers'CompensationClaims&Risk
225.368.3840
RobertHilborn AlanDaigrepont
Workers'CompensationSupervisor SeniorClaimsConsultant
225.368.3846 225.368.3848
GlennEiserloh SteveJohnson
SeniorRiskConsultant SeniorRiskConsultant
225.368.3821 318.227.7204

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