There continues to be a significant trend around the world (as well as in the United States) of armed attacks and suicide/homicide bombers (link to my Twitter for posts of the constant barrage of attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Somalia, Russia, etc). In the United States for example, we just witnessed events at Discovery Channel HQ (guns and bombs). However, it has also been a busy week for Hospitals and Healthcare. There was the Army Hospital stormed by a hostage taking gunman (on Monday 9/6/10 - security changes made since Major Nidal Hassan?) as well as explosion of a homemade bomb in a senior living facility
This is not isolated phenomena...and this doesn't ONLY happen abroad.
Where are you at with your current facility (planning, training, drilling, state of readiness, security posture)?
Join the ongoing discussions:
at Hospital / Clinical Emergency Management
Also, join me at Linkedin and on Twitter ( ClinicalEM )
As always, stay safe. dp
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This is not isolated phenomena...and this doesn't ONLY happen abroad.
Where are you at with your current facility (planning, training, drilling, state of readiness, security posture)?
Join the ongoing discussions:
at Hospital / Clinical Emergency Management
Also, join me at Linkedin and on Twitter ( ClinicalEM )
As always, stay safe. dp
