Healthcare Safety Toolkit Library

All employees can help prevent and prepare for potential active shooter situations within their facilities. This training course provides guidance to individuals, including healthcare managers and employees, so they can respond effectively to an active shooter situation.

This course was written and intended for non-law enforcement personnel. However, the material may provide law enforcement officers information on recommended actions for non-law enforcement employees should they be confronted with an active shooter situation.

This resource provides a look from Law enforcement perspective on the characteristics of an active shooter.

The CSPS provides great resources for bringing the surgical team together to improve patient safety.

This training video has been provided by UCSF Medical Center to assist hospitals in their planning and training for active shooter incidents.

The video depicts Active Shooter preparedness activities through a team drill within the hospital environment. Employees in the healthcare field can understand the importance of their role in response and protection of patients.

This education aims to improve processes to reduce SSI. It describes how to implement interventions and recommends measures to gauge improvement. It also provides a checklist. IHI's goal is to improve communication between clinicians.

This resource provides training for different violent/active shooter situations.

Reducing the risk of encountering an active shooter situation is important to any business, especially healthcare. These resources provide tools on how to plan what to do in the event of an active shooter/violent situation.

Acitve shooter events are increasing more and more across the U.S. and the experts have developed tools to help the lay person identify a potential active shooter as a risk reduction strategy.

Healthcare organizations should take the possiblity of an active shooter event occuring in their facility very seriously. These resources provide key tactics on managing violent and disruptive behavior as a risk reduction process.

Active shooter training is vital for all staff in a healthcare organization as they are the eyes and ears of the facility. These resources help ensure staff are trained and prepared to address violent/aggressive behavior/situations.