10/01/2025 01:45:53 PMAVIRT, short for Active Violence Immediate Response Training goes beyond active shooter training by teaching emergency bleeding control techniques, warning signs of a potential aggressor, quick response in a violent situation, escape, evade, or attack in critical seconds during an event, and staff confidence needed to respond. University Hospital at Downstate is now a training center with certified instructors that includes staff from Emergency Management, University Police, the HAZMAT team, and the ED.Office of Communications & Marketing/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2025/october/10-01-avirt-training.xmlUniversity Police