title: Loaded issue: should hospital security officers carry guns?
abstract: Hospitals face a loaded issue: Should their security officers carry guns? Hospitals in high-crime areas say armed guards are needed to curb increasing violence within their walls. Unfortunately, gun-toting guards are expensive and may expose a hospital to liability.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Johnsson
mesh_terms: D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control; D005389:Firearms; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000639:trends*; D009519:New York City; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012637:Security Measures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012926:Social Control, Formal / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States