Active shooter and intentional mass-casualty events: the Hartford Consensus II.

The Department of Homeland Security's role in enhancing and implementing the response to active shooter and intentional mass casualty events.

Local emergency medical service (EMS) personnel, firefighters, rescue workers, law enforcement personnel, and bystanders present play an essential role in our nation’s security and preparedness. First responders are trained to deliver critical—often lifesaving—care to the injured before they reach hospitals. They must make high-consequence decisions quickly and in coordination with responders f...

Implementation of the Hartford Consensus initiative to increase survival from active shooter and intentional mass casualty events and to enhance the resilience of citizens.

The Joint Committee to Create a National Policy to Enhance Survivability from Active Shooter and Intentional Mass Casualty Events was founded by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in collaboration with representatives from the federal government, the National Security Council, the U.S. military, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and police, fire, and emergency medical organizations. The ...

The continuing threat of active shooter and intentional mass casualty events. Local and law enforcement and hemorrhage control.

No matter the event type and scope, law enforcement officers (LEOs) represent the first responders to each and every active shooter/intentional mass casualty event. Even with the most aggressively integrated operations plan, the response to these events must begin with LEO response, which places LEOs in the position of being the first professional responders who have an impact on survival. Beca...

Intentional mass casualty events: Implications for prehospital emergency medical services systems.

Domestic and international events of mass violence, including active shooter and intentional mass casualty incidents, warrant unique response considerations for prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) and first responder agencies. Regardless of whether an EMS system serves an urban, suburban, or rural community, and independent of the EMS system’s architecture, these events represent a com...

Strategies to enhance survival in active shooter and intentional mass casualty events.