'Active shooter' events: 4 steps to keep staff, residents safe

• Published in: Long-Term Living Vol. 63; no. 4; p. 27
• Main Authors: Minninger, James, Wilder, Steve
• Format: Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Vendome Group LLC 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Deadly force; Decision making; Firearms; Guidelines; Law enforcement; Long term health care; Nursing homes; Personal grooming; Police; Protection; Series & special reports; Sound; United States > US

The second part of a series on how to protect everyone in your facility from armed intruders is presented. One of the most overlooked components in an "active shooter" response policy in a healthcare facility also is the main focus of your day-to-day routine: the care and well-being of you...