Hospital-Based Shootings in the United States: 2000 to 2011
Workplace violence in health care settings is a frequent occurrence. Emergency departments (EDs) are considered particularly vulnerable. Gunfire in hospitals is of particular concern; however, information about such workplace violence is limited. Therefore, we characterize US hospital-based shootings from 2000 to 2011.
Research revealed that of 9,360 search ―hits,‖ 154 hospital-related shootings were identified, 91 (59%) inside the hospital and 63 (41%) outside on hospital grounds. Shootings occurred in 40 states, with 235 injured or dead victims. Perpetrators were overwhelmingly men (91%) but represented all adult age groups. The ED environs were the most common site (29%), followed by the parking lot (23%) and patient rooms (19%). Most events involved a determined shooter with a strong motive as defined by grudge (27%), suicide (21%), ―euthanizing‖ an ill relative (14%), and prisoner escape (11%).
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Oklahoma Nursing Home Worker Arrest on Terrorism for Vowing to Behead Colleague – Day After Food Plant Beheading 18 Miless Away Labeled „Workplace Violence‟
An Oklahoma ISIS terrorist wannabe vowed to behead his co-worker because she was a Christian, police said—just a day after another Oklahoma man decapitated a colleague during a bloody rampage on his former workplace.Police arrested Jacob Mugambi Muriithi after his co-worker told officers he threatened to kill her in the name of ISIS because she was a Christian. A day earlier, Alton Nolen stormed into Vaughn Foods —just 18 miles away from the nursing home —and beheaded a co-worker. Police have called Nolen's rampage an act of 'workplace violence,' but state representatives claim his alleged crime was also spun out of terrorism.
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Governor Signs Hospital Workplace Violence Prevention Bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1299, which imposes new requirements on hospitals for workplace violence plans and reporting. Senate Bill 1299 requires hospitals to develop comprehensive safety plans to minimize violence in the workplace. Plans must evaluate staffing levels to determine if low staffing increases the risk of violence. Plans also must consider security risks associated with certain units, availability of security personnel, areas of the hospital with uncontrolled access and other issues.
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The national "If You See Something, Say Something™" campaign was developed by the Department of Homeland Security to raise public awareness of indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, and to emphasize the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper authorities.
This campaign should be taught to all hospital staff and patients and be visibly displayed for visitors and patients within a hospital environment as there are a high number of individuals that are continuously entering and exiting the campus and buildings. Hospital doors are open and the public is welcome so it should be a best practice for all individuals working or visiting the facility to keep an eye out for suspicious behavior. This can include abandoned vehicles, unauthorized individuals in restricted areas, strange packages left on site or even unusual odors.
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HEALTHCARE INCIDENTS: August 27, 2014 | Minneapolis, MN | Medical Center Gunman Sprays Minn. Hospital Entrance In Brazen Midday Attack A gunman opened fire in downtown Minneapolis, spraying rounds toward an emergency room entrance at Hennepin County Medical Center.
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