Yesterday’s bankruptcy announcement for General Motors might have one unintended consequence for GM executives, namely becoming targets of violence. In some firms hit by lay-offs, terminations and plant closures, some former employees have reacted to losing their jobs by targeting those they perceive as responsible for their job loss. For GM, no doubt this is [...]
It’s been estimated that over 1,000,000 heart attacks occur in the United States every year with four in ten resulting in death. That’s a lot more than the number of attacks on executives and protectees yet in the executive protection community we tend to emphasis the protective i.e. tactical aspect more than the medical aspect. [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder ordered the deployment of the US Marshals to protect unnamed individuals as a result of the recent killing of Dr. George Tiller a late term abortion provider. Details of the personal security missions and operations were not specified in keeping with the Marshals Service policy on protective operations. The identities of [...]
Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, recently had to apologize for allowing a personal friend to serve as his chauffeur in violation of city rules. Mayor Fenty has eschewed the use of his Metropolitan Police Department (MPD)driver and MPD executive protection detail in favor of driving himself on a regular basis. The mayor also uses a [...]
Federal judges and federal prosecutors increasingly concerned about threats to their personal safety, are taking more security measures ranging from protective details to firearms training. The situation has grown to the point that the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS)has opened a “threat management’ center in Crystal City Virginia to better manage and respond to the myriad [...]
The Telegraph has a list of security breaches that has occurred at Buckingham Palace in recent years starting with the famous incident in 1982 when Michael Fagan broke into the Queen’s bedroom one night whereupon the Queen awoke to find him sitting on the edge of the bed. Apparently the Queen had difficulty getting someone [...]
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When Agent Jerry Parr of the Secret Service directed the motorcade carrying President Reagan to George Washington University Hospital’s Emergency Department, after President Reagan was shot, he saved President Reagan’s life. That critical decision made in the immediate aftermath of the shooting allowed President Reagan to receive the right type of emergency medical care for his wound. What made that decision so critical is that George Washington University Hospital is a Level I trauma center which means they were equipped and staffed to treat President Reagan.
As an executive protection provider, the prospect of having to respond to a medical emergency involving your principal is very real and statistically speaking, you’re more likely to find yourself dealing with a medical emergency than responding to an attack. Part of preparing for such contingencies includes knowing where to take your injured principal
particularly when that injury involves trauma i.e. gunshot wound. A recent study published by the Journal of Trauma, indicated that patients with life-threatening injuries have a better survival rate at Level I trauma centers than at Level II trauma centers. Simply put, according to this particular study, Level I trauma centers have more experience in treating trauma which translates to better trained emergency medical staff.
From an executive protection perspective, any hospital survey should take into consideration whether the hospital you plan to use in a medical emergency is the “right” hospital. Here’s what I mean: A level I trauma center is where you want to go if your principal has been injured as a result of an attack. However, if your principal suffers from a pre-existing medical condition, then you might be better served by going to a hospital that specializes in that condition, regardless whether it’s a level I trauma center or not. Then again, do you take a risk and by-pass a level II trauma center in an effort to make it to a level I? There’s no easy answer or necessarily right answer. It all depends if you’ve done a hospital survey to begin with and whether you’re prepared for these types of emergencies and contingencies.
Start by trying to understand conceptually the differences in the various trauma centers and their capabilities. No one says you have to make it your life work or go to medical school but the time to figure out where to go is not when you need to get there. Also recognize that each state has its own, or different, definition of what constitutes a trauma center. The same holds true if you are operating overseas.
Don’t assume that every hospital has the same capability to treat every category of injury. Assumptions can be lethal. Verify and validate the information on your hospital survey before you need to use it.
Study: Trauma Centers Aren’t All Equal
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baalex @ June 11, 2009
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Protecting all things royal in the UK is a demanding and costly undertaking. To meet the increased demands, the Metropolitan Police are adding 150 additional armed protection officers to respond to demands and reduce overtime. According to the Daily Telegraph, the Royalty Protection Branch (SO14) currently has a strength of 400 protection officers responsible for protecting the royal family as well as the royal palaces.
The 150 additional officers are expected to alleviate the overtime costs associated with protecting the younger members of the royal family since their more public and vigorous lifestyle results in greater protection demands. Apparently the younger royals are not sitting around sipping tea at Windsor under the portrait of King George. Some royal protection officers have been earning an additional $32K to $48K a year in overtime associated with protecting the younger royals. Those figures are expected to drop dramatically when the additional royal protection officers are on-board.
Royal protection unit boosted by 150 extra armed protection officers - Telegraph
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baalex @ June 2, 2009