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Targeted shootings at hospitals, gruntled with Clinical Outcomes
though less frequent, have a devas- • Domestic Situations Coming into
tating impact on everyone present
the Workplace
in the hospital as well as the hospi- • Terminated/Disgruntled Employ-
tal's reputation as a safe place to re- ees
ceive care.
The Forensic/Prisoner Patient pres-
These shootings fall predominantly ents the highest risk, since the Foren-
into four types of situations com- sic perceives an opportunity to escape
custody by overpowering the guards,
mon to the hospital setting:
making the staff highly vulnerable to
• Forensic/Prisoner Patients
• Patients/Family Members Dis- the violent scene as it unfolds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKawf-lkxeM&feature=emb_logo
(Woman says she hid next to bed in emergency room during shooting at Fayetteville hospital.
Courtesy of CBS 17 and YouTube. Posted on Nov 6, 2019.)
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