Citation

Callaway DW, Westmoreland TC, Báez AA, McKay SA, Raja AS. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2010; 25(5): 464-470.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

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PMID

21053197

Abstract

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.

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