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Sentinel Event Alert highlights patient suicide risk

How do you help patients who want to harm themselves?

The Joint Commission addressed this question in February with Sentinel Event Alert 56, which focuses on finding the root causes of patient suicides and how to prevent them. Between 2010 and 2014, The Joint Commission's Sentinel Event Database has logged 1,089 patient suicides occurring inside a hospital or within 72 hours of discharge.

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