Security personnel will conduct security checks of Medical Plaza–Miller how often?
At least every 2 hours.
What is the primary purpose for the use of law enforcement personnel (925)?
To provide presence and intervention as needed in support of Security Services personnel.
Security personnel responding to vehicle crashes involving employees of the Medical Center or vehicles or property owned by the Medical Center will notify whom?
Security personnel will notify the on-duty Security Supervisor for on-scene supervision, law enforcement for on-scene investigation (obtain IR number), and Risk Management for on-scene response when the collision involves significant property damage and/or serious personal injury.
Where is Central Patient Property located?
Main Floor North Tower.
These alarms are typically installed in areas with increased public interaction and provide a more immediate method of alerting the ECC of needed security response. These alarms may be fixed (attached to a desk, wall or other easily accessed object) or remote (a fob that can be carried on the person and signals a positioned device).
What are Panic Alarms?
Who should Security Personnel advise when conducting door inspections/verifications during non-business hours?
Emergency Communications Center
Typically, law enforcement personnel (925) will not engage in any direct activity involving patients unless specifically requested by whom?
Clinical staff and/or Security Services personnel.
Photographs should be obtained to include: what information?
An overall view of the accident scene, an overall picture of each involved vehicle including license/registration plate, individual photos of vehicle areas of damage (attributed to the collision), and any other object/property damaged as a result of the collision.
As part of the storage process, Security personnel will be prompted by the Property Storage Database to verify what?
That the submitting staff has entered inventory of belongings into the patient medical record (Wake One).
An alarm that is activated whenever a door is opened by use of an installed egress over-ride (designed for use in the event of a fire).
What is an Emergency Release?
After operational hours personnel will conduct a more extensive check of the facility to verify what 3 things?
Verify closure of all entry doors, verify badge access schedules are in effect, and general security of interior spaces.
Law enforcement personnel (925) will generally post in what area?
The Emergency Department (ED) including “Fast Track”, ED dock, hallways and public areas adjacent to the ED, and Pediatric ED waiting room.
Once completed, gathered information will be submitted to ECOMM for access by who?
Risk Management.
What are the steps for adding patient belongings? There are 5
1. Select ‘Add/Remove Patient Property’ button and scan the patient barcode
2. Select the ‘Add New Package’ button, and the Drop Off pop-up form will appear.
3. Add package status from Drop Down Menu (location item stored)
4. With curser in "Officer" box, type Security Personnel name, and then curser in "Staff" box, type staff members name
5. Select ‘Click To Complete Drop Off’ button.
**Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each package.
These detectors are installed in areas that are potentially vulnerable to unauthorized entry during non-business hours. The detector senses movement and automatically notifies the ECC.
What are Motion Detectors?
How many Personnel will respond to entry/panic alarm activations?
One Security personnel will respond to any reported activation.
True or False:
Law enforcement officers assigned to the ED (925) will provide relief for on-duty law enforcement or corrections officers guarding persons in custody.
False.
Involved employees and management should be reminded to submit what type of report?
An appropriate occurrence report for independent notification of the incident/crash.
What are the steps for releasing patient belongings? There are 5
1. Select ‘Add/Remove Patient Property’ button and scan the patient barcode
2. Select record from item list and press the ‘Change Selected Package Status’ button and the Package Pick Up pop-up form will appear.
3. Change package status from Drop Down Menu
4. With curser in "Officer" box, type Security Personnel name, and then curser in "Staff" box, type staff members name
5. Press ‘Click to Change Package Status’ button
**Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each package.
These alarms are installed in areas that are potentially vulnerable to unauthorized entry during non-business hours. Typically these alarms may be activated by door/window/motion sensors for entry without code access which triggers notification to the ECC.
What are Burglar Alarms?
If forced entry is evident or suspected, the responding personnel will do what 3 things?
The responding personnel will request additional Security response, withdraw from the facility to observe and document related activity, and notify law enforcement.
Upon arrival to shift, law enforcement personnel (925) are to make contact with whom?
Make contact with ED Security Officers and receive any information on security concerns such to include recent incidents, in-custody patients or other potential problems. Make contact with the charge nurse(s) in order to provide awareness of law enforcement’s presence.
Security Services personnel may respond to Crashes of Medical Center interest off property as requested by who?
Security or Risk Management Administration.
After how many days from time of entry will property be destroyed?
After 90 days.
Alarms which are triggered when a door to a sensitive area remains open longer than the allotted time for an authorized entry. When the door remains open longer than an established period, an alert is received in the ECC.
What is Door-Held-Open Alarm?