Abstract
This project prepared the staff in a critical care environment at an academic medical center to deal with an active shooter. Post-intervention resulted in the overall improvement of staff knowledge, awareness and confidence levels.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Lead Author Affiliation
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Active Shooter, Critical Care Environments, True Collaboration
Recommended Citation
Fuller, Xavia L.; Fielden, Ayumi S.; and Northrop, Pamela M., "Active shooter, you know it's a problem, but are we prepared?" (2019). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 27.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2019/presentations_2019/27
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2019
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Review Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Active shooter, you know it's a problem, but are we prepared?
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
This project prepared the staff in a critical care environment at an academic medical center to deal with an active shooter. Post-intervention resulted in the overall improvement of staff knowledge, awareness and confidence levels.