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ACTIVE-SHOOTER RESPONSE can confirm this assumption. The next priority should be to get EMS providers quickly and safely into the newly created “warm zone.” Whether it is an MCI, motor vehicle accident, hazmat spill or active-shooter incident, scenes rarely go from a “hot zone” (danger—do not enter) to a “cold zone” (all clear) in a short time frame. More times than not, there is a “warm zone” time where the danger is mitigated, but there is still a remote possibility of a threat. What is being proposed and implemented in several EMS systems is Follow the Leader in Seating Safety & Innovation Since 1993, EVS Ltd. has created more safety seating products than anyone else in the EMS industry, by investing in research and development and dynamic testing. The Mobility 1 Tracking System • Allows access to equipment and patient while remaining belted into the seat • Place in any location to meet the needs of the EMT • Up to 48” long stainless steel track with locking increments every 4” • Tested to meet or exceed all applicable FMVSS or Triple-K standards • Available with advanced belting systems This EMS provider is using a small, self-contained medical kit for an active shooter/MCI training scenario. (96 +LJK 0RELOLW\ 5HVWUDLQW +05 \ EVS Mobility 1 Stainless Tracking System – Secures the EMT while giving mobility to work on the patient +05 V\VWHP SURYLGHV PRUH ÁH[LELOLW\ WR ZRUN RQ SDWLHQW QHHGV H W QHHGV Keep your EMT safe! Specify EVS’ advanced integrated restraint systems! Emergency Vehicle Seating (800)364-3218 · International (574)233-5707 E-mail: evssales@evsltd.com · www.evsltd.com Our only business is seating safety for the EMS industry! For More Information Circle 25 on Reader Service Card 46 JULY 2011 | EMSWORLD.com a more integrated and forward-leaning EMS response to active-shooter inci- dents. In this model, the EMS team is safely staged very close to the crisis site and is ready to spring into action on a moment’s notice. They should be lightly outfitted with trauma-focused medical equipment in a decentralized arrange- ment (more on this later) and be set up for triage and emergent treatment of the victims. The law enforcement side should have a dedicated unit responsible for escorting and protecting the EMS team while they are in the warm zone. The concept can be viewed as another layer of personal protective equipment (PPE) for EMS providers. The law enforcement team makes sure that no threat interferes with EMS functions. In several full-scale active-shooter exercises, it was discov- ered that once the scene was relatively secure, law enforcement members were able to be utilized to assist the EMS team, as long as the potential threat sources were covered. Training EMS providers are generally well- trained and proficient at responding to an MCI. An active-shooter EMS response should be looked at like any other trau- matic MCI. There may be a few specific common injury patterns to be expected. Gunshot wounds, fractures and cuts (from jumping out of windows) are the 48” long track IMPROVED DESIGN NEW & NE