University of Texas students, faculty and staff now have access to an attention grabbing video, designed to train people to face life threatening situations.

"Seriously - what would happen if there was a big thing happening on campus and nobody knows what to do? I mean it’s awesome that they're teaching us this stuff," said student Vivana Valdez.

According to the video, research shows that there's a real difference between people who've been trained to face stressful life threatening situations and those who have not.

"I think the appeal is that it goes along with what our philosophy was. There's not any one course of action that's gonna keep you safe," said University of Texas Police Department Captain Don Verett.

The Center for Personal Protection and Safety produced the video and has sold it to UT and about 200 other colleges across the country.

The company is led by former executives of the Department of Defense, hostage negotiators and the FBI.

They used their knowledge and experience in producing the video.

"There was a proliferation of experts wanting to sell something, so there's not a shortage of self help video or instructional and I think the UT System did a really good job of weeding that out and coming up with something that was very useful," said Captain Verett.

The first tip was to be aware and get into a survival mindset -- because getting out may not be an option, or it may not be the best option.

For parents sending their kids off to college, knowing that the information is out there for UT students is peace of mind.

"They don't always listen to mom and dad, so definitely, I think that would help a lot," said mother Deann Holden.

And many students believe it's important information to share with everyone.

"I would tell people that there is available and if they have any concerns they should watch it," says Nadia Virani.

The video is available online, but you must have a University access code to see the video in its entirety.