Active Shooter Planning and Response: Learn How to Survive a Shooting Event in a Healthcare Setting

U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 03/02/2017 This 115-page updated guide, released by the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Critical Infrastructure Protection Partnership, provides a comprehensive overview of issues and response to active shooters in the healthcare environment, and includes response plan templates in the appendix. It includes law enforcement tactics and integrated medical and mental health response. It takes an in-depth look at the four phases of emergency management - mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery - and offers step-by-step guidance to assist healthcare facilities in active shooter planning and response. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - March 16, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news