Active Shooter
This directory provides essential articles on Active Shooter response, tailored for the EMS workforce. Topics include response protocols, coordination with law enforcement, and strategies for managing mass casualty incidents. Understanding how to effectively respond to an Active Shooter situation is critical for ensuring the safety of both victims and responders. For further reading, explore our mass casualty incident management resources, which closely relate to Active Shooter scenarios. Equip yourself with the knowledge needed to handle these high-stress situations effectively by accessing our comprehensive collection.
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
As we face more and different disasters, communities must consider the special needs of the pediatric portion that makes up one quarter of the population
Emergency response planning and training for outdoor mass casualty events has forever changed after the events in Las Vegas
Police say there isn’t any further risk from the shooter to the public and several other people were injured in the incident
Two EMTs were inside the ambulance on the way to a call when a single bullet struck the vehicle
The FBI is investigating after he was shot twice while riding his bicycle and left to die on the side of the road
Cops outside the Texas restaurant shot armed bikers when the incident began and may have prevented further deaths
The new course teaches medical skills for active shooter and mass casualty response
Ambulance continues to hospital despite damage and injury to the driver; SUV driver also injured in the collision
A gunman shot four strangers before killing himself on a recreational bridge
The hoax 911 calls made by online gamers put expensive and dangerous demands on law enforcement and EMS
Police are seeking a group of people who fired at an EMS supervisor who came upon people in two vehicles shooting at each other, and began to follow one of the cars
The 61-year-old has been hospitalized; officers say he refused an order to drop a knife when police and firefighters performed a well-being check at his home
The toddler ran into the street and was struck by the driver of a van who stopped the vehicle when someone shot at him; a 15-year-old boy on the scene was also shot
The toddler picked up an unattended gun inside a home and it went off, shooting a 1-year-old boy in the head
Police, firefighters and paramedics from throughout Portage County learn and practice the ‘Rescue Task Force’ technique for finding, triaging, treating and extricating patients from the warm zone
The video teaches employees and civilians how to respond during and active-shooter incident
Three officers shot during a narcotics raid thanked them for saving their lives
A suspect was arrested in a Wednesday rampage that included a motel shooting, a carjacking and a home invasion
He fired a single shot as officers tried to take the unarmed black man into custody; the shooting has sparked protests
Both officers taken to hospital by ambulance with Injuries described as serious; Shooting happened just after midnight
In the real world it is impossible for a scene to be 100% safe; therefore we must constantly assess risk
He went to four homes killing relatives and neighbors, and was later found dead in a vehicle on a country road
The kits contain first-aid supplies, survival needs, a list of classroom and student items that could help them, and an instruction sheet on how to use it all
News from around the world highlights the danger to medics everywhere from assault and vehicle collisions
Another rescuer accidentally fired a bullet instead of a blank during tactical EMS training in Puerto Rico; man died of wound to left shoulder
1 other injured in shooting that occurred during kickoff to the carnival weekend parade
Wearing new protective vests and helmets the medics learn to enter active-shooter scene with police escort before shooter is apprehended
Man barricaded himself inside business, fired on police and then set the building on fire; injured medic in ‘good condition’
L.A. sheriff’s department releases graphic and violent video to prepare the public to survive an active-shooter incident
Despite protests city council moves forward on obtaining MedEvac vehicle with gun ports and a battering ram
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