Boston hospitals are planning increased communications interoperability and training exercises with local police after two recent stabbing incidents, according to the Boston Herald. Daniel Linskey, Boston police superintendent in chief of the Boston Police Department, also wants to ensure hospital security personnel are mindful of helping the police preserve evidence in cases involving violence inside hospitals and where crime victims arrive for treatment.
For more information, read the Boston Herald’s article.
Boston Hospitals Plan ‘Active Shooter’ Training Following Incidents
by News Report on November 10, 2009
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If anybody is interested, I co-wrote a peer-reviewed paper (with a model policy) on active shooters in hospitals titled "Model “code silver” internal lockdown policy" which is available at clsrm.com in the "read me" section.
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