title: Emergency preparedness: planning considerations for a response to a bomb threat or incident.
abstract: This article discusses an important aspect of developing an incident plan for the threat of an incendiary device. The importance of integrating emergency services' providers into plan development and asking specific, detailed questions of first responders is critical in ensuring your plan is supportable and understood by all of the stakeholders involved.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Shared Services (HSS), Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puttkammer
mesh_terms: D054042:Bombs; D002959:Civil Defense / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D053834:Explosive Agents; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017751:Safety Management; D012637:Security Measures
chemical_list: D053834:Explosive Agents