title: Terrorism. Part III--Response procedures for terrorist/tactical violence incidents.
abstract: A safe and effective response to a terrorist/tactical violence incident involves the following critical factors: Identify and train all potential convergent responders. 2-in/2-out--your partner is your life; have a plan to rescue the rescuers. Orient all responders to LACES. Search your command, staging and treatment areas for a secondary device. Restrict media coverage. Control the scene and relocate/evacuate if necessary. Alert medical receiving facilities early in the event chain to enable them to prepare for a patient onslaught.
authors.affiliation: Department of Defense--Defense Science Board Transnational Threat Study, USA.
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Christen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Denney
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Maniscalco
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training; D008402:Mass Media; D016272:Occupational Health; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence