@article{ref1,
title="Active shooter: what would health care students do while caring for their patients? Run? Hide? Or fight?",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2019",
author="McKenzie, Nicole and Wishner, Carolina and Sexton, Martha and Saevig, Danielle and Fink, Brian and Rega, Paul",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="1-5",
abstract="ABSTRACTObjective:The aim of this study was to explore the clinical decisions that health care students would make if faced with an active shooter event while providing patient care. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study design was used to survey 245 students from 6 different professional programs. Participants read 4 case-based scenarios, selected 1 of 4 actions in a multiple-choice format, and responded to an open-ended question. Demographic questions asked whether participants had been a victim of violence and whether they have taken a certified active shooter course. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and chi-square testing. <br><br>RESULTS: For each case, most students chose &quot;patient-centric&quot; versus &quot;provider-centric&quot; actions (range: 66%-94% and 4%-17%, respectively). The gender of the patient made no difference in actions. Those who attended a certified active shooter course tended to act with more &quot;provider-centric&quot; concerns than those who did not take such a course. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A significant majority of interprofessional health care students, when presented with specific case-scenarios, declared they would act to protect themselves and their patients during an active shooter event. This &quot;patient-centric&quot; attitude transcends the oversimplified &quot;Run-Hide-Fight&quot; axiom and must be addressed by all health care educational institutions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2019.67",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.67"
}