When I first got there, the staff:patient ratio was about 1:7. Towards the end, it had climbed up to 1:10-15. They didn't want to schedule enough techs to cover each shift adequately. This is not only dangerous for patients as staff are needed to physically restrain patients if they attempt to hurt themselves or others, but also dangerous for the staff. Since we were under scheduled, the staff that was there would be unable to leave their station in such an event and hardly anyone was available to respond to the codes.