A Life-Saving Strategy for Active Shooter Incidents Stuart Pike Emergency Manager University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
Agenda University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Response Protocol The Problem Proposed Solution The Program The Kit Volunteers/Training Maintenance Miscellaneous Details
University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Overview O Two main campuses O More than 29,000 students enrolled on campus and online O Average class size of 29 O Awards the most graduate degrees in Colorado O No. 34 on Forbes Magazine's public colleges list O Attracts the most research funding in the Colorado O Has Colorado's only professional schools for medicine, pharmacy and architecture
Active Shooter Response Protocol O Police will aggressively seek out the shooter to end the violence. O Police will not administer first aid during that process. O Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel will not treat victims until police have secured the area (eliminated the threat).
The Problem How to manage a gunshot wound between the time a person is shot and when EMS is cleared to respond
Our Solution O The Anschutz Medical Campus we have a medical school. O All that the faculty and students need are the basic tools O The Gunshot Trauma Kit (GTK) is based on the military s Improved First Aid Kit (IFAK). O We are implementing the program by: O Soliciting volunteers, O Training them on the use of the kit contents, O Purchasing and issuing the Gunshot Trauma Kits, and O Placing the kits in available locations. O We have also developed a sustainment program for the kits (expiration dates).
O Three tiered deployment: The Program O Police Officers all of our officers and guards will carry one kit in their cars. O Faculty and Staff any employee designated by their Administrator can get a kit if they attend the training (or test out of it). O Cabinets we are retrofitting selected classrooms with AED-like cabinets in which we will stage GTKs along with instruction cards. Our goal is to put cabinets and kits in all common or transient areas.
The Kit O We purchased first aid kits that are based on the Army s Improved First Aid Kit (IFAK). These kits are supplemented with additional items. O We are offering the kits free of charge to faculty and staff identified by administrators. Designated personnel must attend a training course (or test out) to receive one of the kits. O There is no obligation on the part of any staff member to provide treatment; the use of this kit in an emergency will be purely discretionary. O There is no liability to the staff member; Good Samaritan laws protect citizens when rendering aid in good faith.
Kit Contents O 4" Israeli field dressing O Nitrile gloves O Sterile crinkle cotton O SOF Tactical Tourniquet* O EMT shears O QuikClot O HALO Chest seals (2 pack)* O 3" self adherent bandage and triangular bandage O Tape - 1"x10yrds. O Black pouch (9.5"x7.5"x3") * - added item
Soliciting Volunteers O We make presentations to: O Senior Administrators, O Our Emergency Response Team, and O Other partner groups. O We offer the kit at no cost (free!). O We keep the training short (under 2 hours). O We empower local administrators to define the rules for their organizations.
Training O We created a specialized training program to provide training support for the kits. O Training objectives: O Train-the-trainer program. O Training takes less than 2 hours. O There will be a test-out option. O Instruction cards are under development.
Maintenance O Two items with expirations. Each has a 3 year life: O QuikClot clotting sponge, and O HALO Chest Seals. O Implementing a staggered replacement process will average out the maintenance costs to approximately $10/kit/year O Outdated materials will be used for training.
Miscellaneous Details O We may institute an annual mandatory refresher training program that includes a kit inspection process to check for completeness, serviceability and expiration dates (for those items with a shelf life). O Administrators will decide where the kits are kept during office hours, if the kit can be taken out of the office when the staff member travels, etc. O Kits will be tagged with contact information for the staff member and the Police Department.
Vendor Contacts O Quartermaster- Elite IFAK first aid kit $37.49 ea. O Kaylan Betraum, 800-834-7744 ex 5140 O Tactical Medical Solutions- SOFTT-NH (Orange) Tourniquet $19.50 (Govt. Price) O Katie Yoder, 864-224-0081 O Progressive Medical International HALO Chest Seals (pair), $12.50 O Tiana Shaw, 800-764-0636 ext 2292
Questions? Stuart Pike 303-724-0148 720-425-4147 stuart.pike@ucdenver.edu