What Do Emergency Department Patients and Their Guests Expect From Their Health Care Provider in an Active Shooter Event?

DISCUSSION: The public has significant expectations that the health care provider will assist them during active shooter situations. Providing for the security of the health care provider and patient simultaneously is in conflict with common hospital crisis training. Efforts must be taken to bring patient expectations and provider training into greater alignment.
PMID: 32659061 [PubMed - in process]

Source: WMJ - May 31, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kenney K, Nguyen K, Konecki E, Jones C, Kakish E, Fink B, Rega PP Tags: WMJ Source Type: research