title: JAMA coverage of the Johns Hopkins shootings: a dissenting view.
abstract: Acceptance of the conclusions of an article by two Johns Hopkins physicians without further investigation gives further credence to statements that good hospital security is either not needed or not possible, the author says. In this rebuttal, he points out the risks that such misconceptions ignore.
authors.affiliation: Center for HealthCare Emergency Readiness (CHCER), Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blair
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D015142:Baltimore; D005389:Firearms; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence