PHSA - HEMBC - Code Silver Active Attacker Training

This course will provide health organization employees and medical staff with strategies to respond when a person presents a weapon and is actively engaged in seriously harming, killing or attempting to kill others in a health care setting.

After completing this course learners will be able to:

• Take action to save their life during a Code Silver event
• Distinguish between and identifying the signs of a Code Silver active attacker situation and a Code White situation
• Identify necessary exit routes, lockable doors and hiding locations
• Weigh the ethical implications and professional responsibilities of staying with/leaving patients during an active attacker situation
• Use situational awareness in the health care setting
• Identify the risks of an active attacker situation
• Determine how best to respond to an active attacker, police and law enforcement responding to the situation, and 9-1-1 requesting information about the situation
• Locate resources for reporting and support after an active attacker situation