Integrated response to the dynamic threat of school violence.
A terrorist attack on US schools no longer can be considered a Black Swan event. Mounting evidence suggests that extremist organizations actively are targeting US schools. Equally disturbing are data suggesting that schools, universities, and communities are unprepared for large-scale violence. The Operational Medicine Institute Conference on an Integrated Response to the Modern Urban Terrorist Threat revealed significant variations in the perceived threats and critical response gaps among emergency medical providers, law enforcement personnel, politicians, and security specialists. The participants recommended several steps to address these gaps in preparedness, training, responses, and recovery.
Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA. dcallawa@gmail.com
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Callaway
Ted C
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Westmoreland
Alejandro A
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Baez
Sean A
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McKay
Ali S
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Raja
D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence