Armed Intruder and Active Shooter in the Long Term Care

120 Pages·2015·5.3 MB·English

by  James Minninger

Armed Intruder and Active Shooter
in the Long Term Care Environment
Plan…Respond…and Survive the Unthinkable
April 6 - 7, 2015
© 2015 Sorensen, Wilder & Associates
“Serial killers are like viruses … different strains
destroy different cells, but they all ultimately run the
same course. Unless they’re stopped, the host dies. In
this case, the host is the city, and the toxin is fear.”
~ Detective Sergeant Joe Friday
Dragnet
In your case, the host is the long term care facility.
Creating a State of Preparedness
Armed Intruder and Active Shooter in the Long Term Care Environment:
Plan…Respond…and Survive the Unthinkable
April 6 - 7, 2015
The prevailing attitude:
“It won’t happen here.”
Your Emergency Operations Plan
It probably addresses a lot of possibilities…
Pablo Davis Elder Living Center
October 20, 2013 • Detroit, MI
Double Murder:
A 65-year-old male resident
retrieved a rifle from his
room and shot and killed
two female residents at the
center. The shooting
stemmed from a breakup
with his girlfriend that he
blamed on the two women.
Abington Manor
November 4, 2013 • South Abington, PA
Murder-Suicide:
A 42-year-old staff nurse shot
a resident to death at a
nursing home where she
worked and then turned the
gun on herself.
Golden West Towers Senior Community
November 20, 2012 • Torrance, CA
Double Murder–Suicide:
A male resident in
his 80s shot and
killed two females
(a 54-year-old
facility manager
and a 54-year-old
caregiver) in the
lobby before
turning the gun on
himself.
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
July 24, 2014 • Darby, PA
Murder and Gunfight:
A psychiatric patient
pulled out a revolver
from his waistband and
executed his
caseworker before
turning the gun to his
doctor. Dr. Silverman,
shot also, pulled his
own gun and wounded
the assailant.
Reaction to Disaster or Crisis
It’s not what you think.