http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21419978
"Flash mobs can be a public health hazard. Flash mobs occur when adolescents broadcast impromptu events via online social networks or mobile devices. Densely populated cities are ideal targets for flash mobs because there is the potential for more participants and more witnesses to events (Chung, 2010). Often, people are injured, and multiple law enforcement officials are needed for crowd control. Pediatric nurses can impact mob mentality by offsetting teen “follower mentality.” School nurses are uniquely positioned to educate the youth about the dangers of electronic aggression and develop programs to strengthen teens' skills of assertiveness, communication, conflict management, and decision making. Through combined efforts with the community, pediatric nurses may be able to do some “trampling” of their own in regard to media and violence, thereby protecting our greatest resource of all—the next generation."
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