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The most common response to an adverse security event in a healthcare setting is: "We never thought it would happen here." That is what the folks in Carthage, N.C. probably thought as they try to unravel the mystery of why a 45-year-old painter tore through a North Carolina nursing home on a terrifying rampage that left eight dead; a slaughter halted by a single shot fired by a decorated police officer responding alone to a 911 call. Other shootings in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, all within a two week time frame, demonstrate the possible relationship between tough economic times and acts of violence. Recently a baby was abducted from a hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Even though the baby was recovered within three hours both the hospital and the parents of the child were traumatized. Most likely the mother/baby unit of this hospital thought their security program was sufficient and that it "would never happen here." On April 16th a Long Beach, California hospital pharmacy employee went on a shooting spree killing two before turning the weapon on himself ending his life....
A publication of Security Management Services International, Inc. www.smsiinc.com.
For inquires contact William H. Nesbitt, CPP at 805-499-3800 or email bill@smsiinc.com. |
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