Ligature and/or Suicide Risk Reduction - Ligature-resistant …
网页2024年1月29日 · Ligature resistant is defined as: without points where a cord, rope, bedsheet, or other fabric/material can be looped or tied to create sustainable point of attachment that may result in self-harm or loss of life.
What is ‘ligature-resistant’? A guide to ligature risk reduction
网页The term ‘ligature-resistant’ describes any object that is designed to reduce the ability of securing a ligature to it. As such, ligature-resistant design plays a crucial role in protecting those who are most vulnerable in behavioral health environments through reducing the risk of self-harm or suicide by use of a ligature.
Behavioral Safety Products | Ligature Resistant | Suicide Prevention
网页BSP's ligature resistant safety products serve to protect patients in behavioral healthcare settings with features that prevent the attachment of ligatures.
Devices and furnishings to reduce ligature danger
网页2019年6月28日 · Creating a ligature-resistant health care environment is important to preventing patient suicide and self-harm. Yet challenges abound. Manufacturers must design ligature-resistant furnishings, fixtures and devices that do not look intimidating but can withstand rugged use.
Ligature Resistant Products for Behavioral Healthcare - BestCare ...
网页Ligature resistant products have features that prevent the attachment of ligatures in order to protect patients in behavioral healthcare settings. Whitehall’s BestCare line of anti ligature fixtures includes toilets; sinks and faucets; showers, grab bars; and restroom accessories.
网页be ligature-resistant. Converting a bathroom to a ligature-resistant environment can affect fire and life-safety regulations and Americans with Disabil-ities Act-compliance issues. Organizations should conduct a careful review of the rules and regula-tions that apply to their specific facilities. 3 REMOVE
What is the difference between ligature resistant and anti-ligature?
网页What does ligature resistant mean? While medical experts regard ‘anti-ligature’ to be an unachievable claim, ligature resistant is defined as: “without points where a cord, rope, bedsheet, or other fabric/material can be looped or tied to create a sustainable point of attachment that may result in self-harm or loss of life”.
网页• The ASHE Patient Safety and Ligature Identification Checklist can be used to create ligature-resistant environments when 1:1 continuous observation is not
FAQ | Behavioral Safety Products | Ligature Resistant
网页What are ligature resistant products? Ligature resistant products have components that reduce ligature points, helping prevent suicide by strangulation or asphyxiation. A ligature resistant product lessens the ability of attachment for the purpose of suicide or strangulation in behavioral healthcare facilities.
What is Ligature Resistant and Why is It Important for Detention ...
网页2024年8月30日 · Ligature resistance refers to the features and designs in a facility that prevent the attachment of a ligature, which could be used for self-harm or suicide attempts. It is crucial for justice facilities such as prisons and detention centers to prioritize ligature resistance in their design to ensure the safety and well-being of inmates.