How to Survive a School or Office Shooting

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Nobody thinks it’s going to happen to them – until it does. Be prepared to survive a shooting rampage, just in case.

Step 1: Run
Run first; ask questions later. Don’t miss your opportunity to escape by wasting time debating whether that noise was really a gunshot.

Tip
If you’re running from a shooter, run in a zigzag pattern. He’ll have a harder time hitting you, and the odds are even lower he’ll hit a major organ or artery.

Step 2: Barricade the door
If you’re trapped in a building with a shooter, lock yourself in a room and barricade the door with heavy furniture. The predator is likely to move on to more accessible victims.

Step 3: Find a weapon
Find some sort of weapon – a pair of scissors, a letter opener, hot coffee, a stapler, a fire extinguisher. Even if you don’t injure the attacker, you may be able to distract him or throw him off balance.

Step 4: Take cover
Take cover behind something sturdy, like a file cabinet or a metal desk.

Tip
Don’t make eye contact with or speak to the shooter. But if he talks to you, respond with an absurd question in the hopes of throwing him off guard.

Step 5: Listen for reloading
Listen for the 'click' that indicates his revolver is out of bullets, or the metallic clang that means the empty cartridge of his automatic pistol has fallen to the floor. He’ll have to pause to reload, giving you and others a chance to tackle him or escape.

Step 6: Slow bleeding
If you do get shot, slow the bleeding by keeping direct pressure on the wound.

Tip
If you think you might pass out from blood loss, place a hard object under your body, just above the wound, and lay on top of it. That way, if you do lose consciousness, your body weight will keep pressure on the wound.

Step 7: Fight back
If you find yourself unable to avoid a life-or-death struggle with the shooter, go for his most vulnerable areas: gouge his eyes with your index and middle fingers; jab his Adam’s apple; or knee him in the groin.

Step 8: Report odd behavior
Help prevent shooting rampages in the first place by reporting any odd behavior or threats to someone in authority.

Did You Know?
Homicide is the second leading cause of death on the job, after motor vehicle accidents.

[joeyk]

every bored kid in school has an in depth plan of escape for this

[ayirsawft]

"Nobody thinks its going to happen to them" M8 I've planned a whole strategy to get away in Spanish.

[colej]

Step one: prevent being shot by befriending the fedora trench-coat wearing kid at lunch .

[cherrycola]

Remember the golden rule- If Eugene reaches into his backpack, it's time to run.

[wolvesrfun]

I always have silly plans for this stuff in my head during a boring class. "Ok, I will take my backpack and slam him against the wall and dash for the door, and by then, he will have recovered and come after me, which I will jump out the window, do a quick roll away from the glass, run into the bushes while dodging behind buildings..."

[hockeygoalie]

Step 9: Diss the shooter tell him his aim is trash and challenge him to a rap battle

[rolandramos]

Step one: have a tank in your classroom at all costs

[joobiejoobie]

It's really sad this video has to be made.

[Doyler_]

How to survive a school shooting

1. Wear a trench coat to blend in
2. Ask the shooter can you help
3. Challenge them to a 1v1 on rust

[scarlettsirena]

2009: This ain't important smh

2016: EVRYONE WATCH THIS! SAVE URSELVES!!! MERICA IS DOOMED!

[williamedwards]

The word "luck" doesn't fill me with much hope.

[magicalleaf]

Step one: Don't go to school, kids!

[PoopLoserDath]

This video gets more relevant every year

[cookiesandrainbows]

Who is here after the florida parkland school shooting. I don't feel safe anymore

[falco]

I clicked this video just to check the comment section




Im not dissapointed

[rue]

This was made 8 _years_ ago.

What a time to be alive.

[djdols]

step 9 : if the shooter confronts you, use magic cylinder to reflect damage to his life points

[Jarder]

How to survive
1.find blood
2.play dead

[anjelgomez]

When a school in ur county got shot up and now theres a bunch of threats to your school and others around you...howcast has my back

[MemesAreFriendsNotFood]

It’s a sad reality that this was in my recommended with what’s going on right now.