04/06/2026 01:47:22 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.University Police/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2026/april/04-06-avirt-training.xmlUniversity Police