title: ED managers react to threat against hospitals: here are security strategies.
abstract: A recent terrorist threat against hospitals has put emergency departments on heightened alert. Lockdown procedures are being practiced. Identification badges are worn by staff and visitors. Tabletop exercises using bomb threat scenarios are being held.
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012637:Security Measures / Q000458:organization & administration*; D023481:Terrorism; D014481:United States