Code Silver - Active Attacker

This 15-minute course provides all staff, employees, workers and physicians with strategies to respond when a person presents with a weapon and is actively engaged in seriously harming, killing or attempting to kill others in a healthcare setting. When you have completed this course, during a code silver event you will be able to take action to save your life by:
• Distinguishing between and identifying the signs of a Code Silver (Active Attacker) situation and a Code White situation.
Following the Active Attacker procedures in your workplace by:
• Identifying necessary exit routes, lockable doors and hiding locations.
• Weighing the ethical implications and professional responsibilities of staying with/leaving patients during an Active Attacker situation.
• Using situational awareness in the health care setting.
• Identifying the risks of an Active Attacker situation.
Determining how best to respond to each of the following scenarios:
• An Active Attacker.
• Police and law enforcement responding to the situation.
• 9-1-1 requesting information about the situation.
Locating resources for reporting and support after an Active Attacker situation.