TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Active shooter: what would health care students do while caring for their patients? Run? Hide? Or fight?
JO  - Disaster medicine and public health preparedness
A1  - McKenzie, Nicole
A1  - Wishner, Carolina
A1  - Sexton, Martha
A1  - Saevig, Danielle
A1  - Fink, Brian
A1  - Rega, Paul
SP  - 1
EP  - 5
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "patient-centric" versus "provider-centric" 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 "provider-centric" 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 "patient-centric" attitude transcends the oversimplified "Run-Hide-Fight" axiom and must be addressed by all health care educational institutions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1935-7893
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2019.67
ID  - ref1
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