What Happens When Somebody Is on Suicide Watch in a Hospital?
Question by P R: What happens when somebody is on suicide watch in a hospital?
I know somebody who is a drug addict (pills and cocaine) and was put in the hospital for overdose. Last I heard he was on suicide watch. What does that entail?
Best answer:
Answer by boo!
I think it means he is monitored 24/7 and they confiscate anything and everything that is potentially harmful, could be modified into a tool to kill himself, and he might be locked up and denied access to other areas of the hospital.
I hope he gets better.
Answer by jack b
It means that they won’t be left in a room without supervision. When they sleep, someone will sit in the doorway and watch them. When they eat, someone will sit with them. They’ll have lots of company.
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