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Training & Exercises

Building and refreshing skills through training and exercises is important to enable individuals to react if involved in an active shooter or other workplace violence incident. As these situations are unpredictable, quick thinking means the difference between life and death.

Training

Run Hide FightTrainings for individuals in the event of an active shooter incident:

Trainings for hemorrhage control:

Trainings for managers and organizations:

Exercises

Joint TrainingOne of the most effective ways to prepare for an active shooter incident is to conduct active shooter exercises. Local law enforcement is an excellent resource in designing exercises. To be prepared for an active shooter incident, training and exercises should include what to expect and how to react.

As explained in ASPR's guide to Incorporating Active Shooter Incident Planning, exercises may include:

  • Use of plans for how to address critically injured patients from the incident
  • Inclusion of people with a variety of access and functional needs
  • Training with first responders and facility security
  • A walkthrough of the facility to allow public safety partners to become familiarized with hazardous areas and provide input on shelter-in-place sites, evacuation routes, etc.

The following sites provide resources for running your own exercises:

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