Active assailant events in healthcare facilities are among the most extreme crises imaginable. When escape is impossible, staff and patients must rely on proven contingency plans—barricading, strategic communication, and hostage survival tactics—to stay alive until rescue arrives. In this session, Dave Young, Co-Founder of Vistelar and Vice President of Training, draws on real-world incidents and best-practice frameworks to arm healthcare leaders with life-saving strategies.

In this webinar, you will:

• Grasp the rare but devastating risk of hostage incidents in hospitals
• Decode hostage-taker objectives to inform safer responses
• Apply breathing, positioning, and observation techniques under duress
• Practice communication and rapport-building tactics to reduce tension
• Identify escape opportunities and coordinate effectively with rescue teams

Dave Young

co-founder, author, presenter