Provided courtesy of Victor Valley Global Medical Center, this document outlines an emergency response plan to alert hospital staff that an active shooter appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in the hospital or on the campus.
Violence against hospital employees is a significant issue with the potential for devastating consequences. Active shooter situations can be premeditated or spontaneous, and hospital employees should always maintain situational awareness and vigilance.
This US Department of Homeland Security training webinar was created to enhance awareness of, and response to, an active shooter incident.
The following resources have been provided by UCSF Medical Center to assist hospitals in their planning and training for active shooter incidents.
This sample Active Shooter Situation Response plan from St. Bernadine Medical Center provides guidance in the event an individual is actively shooting persons in the hospital or on the campus. This emergency response plan was developed to alert hospital staff that an active shooter appears to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in the hospital or on the hospital campus.
The Security and Safety Active Shooter Drill Tool Kit was developed to create greater awareness of workplace violence among hospitals and health care facilities, and to provide the tools necessary for each facility to develop a plan that leads to a safer, more prepared environment.
This instructive video from the US Department of Homeland Security demonstrates possible actions to take if confronted with an active shooter scenario. The video reviews the choices of evacuating, hiding, or, as an option of last resort, challenging the shooter. The video also shows how to assist authorities once law enforcement enters the scene.
2022 Disaster Conference
This active shooter training for hospital settings aims to assist leadership and educators in establishing protocols, training strategies, community assessment of coverage, and developing a recovery response plan.
Provided by St. Bernadine Medical Center, this guidance seeks to assist hospitals in active shooter situations. View the flyer with guidance on how to respond when an active shooter is in your vicinity.
Recent active shooter attacks have illustrated the importance of procedures, systems, and training designed to mitigate the risks from active shooters. These mitigation recommendations are based on analysis of past active shooter attacks, and careful review of previous studies. These mitigation recommendations, which are tailored to building security personnel, are detailed in Part II of this book.