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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com 2019 CHAMPIONS EDITION - 39 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.) 194