One of the hospital committees I serve on is the Joint Commission Department Guides.  We meet 4 times per year and work on keeping our departments up-to-date on things we need to do to be in compliance.  At our last meeting we looked at the protocols for an active shooter at the hospital.  Today I presented the preparedness training to our volunteer chaplains.  We made this a mandatory meeting so everyone would have the information they need to protect themselves and others.  Ideally no one would have to prepare for such a situation, but the news shows us each week that someplace someone puts others in danger through use of deadly force.  We talked about the emotions that you would feel in such a situation.  We began by watching a re-enactment of a situation.  In this situation the active shooter was able to make it from the front door of the hospital to the 4^th floor of the hospital and to the door to the room where his intended victim was located in 90 seconds.  Our group was surprised how quickly these situations develop.  The good thing about the training is now our chaplains know how they can protect themselves and when they hear pages they will know what the page is telling them to do.  When we take as much fear and confusion as possible out of a crisis situation, it is better for everyone!