A quality improvement initiative to reduce safety events among adolescents hospitalized after a suicide attempt. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A quality improvement initiative to reduce safety events among adolescents hospitalized after a suicide attempt. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published April 2019

A quality improvement initiative to reduce safety events among adolescents hospitalized after a suicide attempt.

Noelck M, Velazquez-Campbell M, Austin JP. Hosp Pediatr. 2019;9:365-372.

Patients hospitalized after a suicide attempt may be at increased risk for self-harm. In this quality improvement study, researchers describe a multifaceted effort designed to reduce safety events among adolescents hospitalized for a suicide attempt.

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