INITIAL RESPONSE

Reacting to an armed intruder in the workplace:

• Call911
• Call 911
• Call Hospital Security at 7-7777
• Go to a room that can be locked or barricaded
• Lock and barricade doors or windows, turn off lights, close the blinds
• If you were able to see the offender(s), give a description of the person’s(s) sex, race, clothing, type of weapon(s), location last seen direction of travel, and identity – if known.
• Silence cellphones and turn off devices that emit sound

SECONDARY RESPONSE

& FOLLOW UP

• Keep yourself out of sight
• Take adequate cover/protection behind objects that will stop a bullet, i.e., concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets. Stay low to the ground and spread out
• If the fire alarm sounds, ignore it unless you can physically detect the signs of fire. The intruder may pull an alarm to flush people out into the open
• Wait until a uniformed police officer provides an “all clear” before you leave your safe location. This may take a while