Prehospital Medical Response to Active Shooter Incidents —The Rescue Task Force Concept

Acts of mass shooting violence plague our society. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) cites 27 active shootings in the United Stated in 2018.1 These incidents occurred in 16 states resulting in 213 casualties and 85 deaths.1 As this article is being written, Jersey City, New Jersey, is the latest community to fall victim to an active shooter situation. Characterized as an act of domestic terrorism, this December 9, 2019, incident resulted in the fatal shooting of Jersey City Police Detective Joseph Seals.
Source: Journal of Emergency Nursing: JEN - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Trauma Notebook Source Type: research