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‘Active shooter’ drill prepares hospital staff, law officers July 1, so actual patients BY JARED WHITLOCK weren’t inside. The blood appeared A public outreach camreal, but it was only a drill. paign days earlier and signs The scene: A volatile outside the hospital notified man with unknown injuries the public a drill would be was escorted into the new taking place. emergency room at Scripps For law enforcement Memorial Hospital Encinipersonnel, the goal of the tas at 10:15 a.m. June 6. training was to practice After a struggle with a clearing rooms, as well as Sheriff’s deputy, he grabbed rescuing wounded people the officer’s gun and went and evacuating victims. on a shooting spree through Encinitas Sheriff’s Capt. the hospital. Theresa Adams-Hydar was Chris Van Gorder, presamong the officials grading ident and CEO of Scripps the response. She evaluated Health, said the mock how quickly the officers shooting drill identified argleaned information from eas of security improvement radio calls and people at the for hospital staff and law A law enforcement exercise involving a mock shooting at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas took place June 6. scene to develop a plan. enforcement officials. Above left, police work to clear the area and identify hospital staff and patients. Above right, hospital staff remove Adams-Hydar noted “You respond like you “victimsâ€? from the campus and take them to staging areas for care. The drill took place at Scripps Encinitas because the Sheriff’s Department train,â€? Van Gorder said. its new ER wing was still empty. PHOTOS BY JARED WHITLOCK also conducts mock-shoot“For us, I always say we ing drills at schools, but learn more from the misVictims were wheeled outside the hos“An active shooter situation with patakes than from the successes.â€? tients on IVs and in critical condition is very pital for care. But had the incident been real, hospitals are new territory. “In this day and age ‌ active shooters Videographers captured the exercise, different from evacuating an office building emergency personnel would have taken which will be edited into a training video or apartment,â€? Van Gorder said. them across the street or to other hospitals if are becoming too frequent, and we’re taking a proactive stance so we have the training and for law enforcement and hospital personnel, During the drill, medical personnel de- necessary, according to officials. he added. While the incident was scripted, law en- ability to get out there and neutralize a threat clared a “code black,â€? locking the hospital Van Gorder couldn’t recall any recent down. After 10 minutes, Sheriff’s deputies forcement personnel weren’t told where the as soon as possible,â€? Adams-Hydar said. Those with information about a hospital shootings in the county. Nonethe- arrived. shooter was hiding. After an exhaustive planned shooting are urged to call the anonless, he said, it’s important to coordinate all Then came the SWAT team members, search, they later apprehended the man. the moving parts of an emergency response who ordered hospital staff and officials porThe drill was held at Scripps Encinitas ymous Crime Stoppers tip line at 888-580in case the worst does happen. because the new ER wing won’t open until 8477. traying patients to raise their hands.
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