Citation

Giwa AO, Milsten A, Vieira DL, Ogedegbe C, Kelly KM, Schwab AP, Moskop JC. Acad. Emerg. Med. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Professor of Philosophy, Wallace and Mona Wu Chair in Biomedical Ethics Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC, 27157.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/acem.13912

PMID

31883399

Abstract

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines an active shooter as "an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area".¹ A study of newspaper articles and press releases identified 154 active shooter incidents (ASIs) in hospitals in the United States in the 12-year period 2000-2011.² ASIs were more common in larger hospitals, with 29% taking place in the emergency department (ED) and 19% in patient rooms. In 50% of the ASIs in an ED, the perpetrator used a security officer's gun.

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