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<P><B>Maybe they don't need help. Maybe they're busy.</B></P>
<P><B>As best I can tell from the news channels, there were about 50 victims distributed to at least 3 hospitals. That qualifies as a mass casualty incident but certainly not an overwhelming disaster. I would hope that a major metropolitan area has drilled for such an event. </B></P>
<P><STRONG>How would "the outside trauma community" react w/o a pre-exisitng plan?</STRONG></P>
<P><B>Jeffrey Hammond MD, MPH</B></P>
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<P></P><B>From</B>: KMATTOX@aol.com
<P></P><B>Date</B>: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 9:08 pm
<P></P><B>Subject</B>: 2007 hrs report
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<P></P>> It is now 2 hours since the bridge fell. We have confirmation <BR>> of 3 dead <BR>> and one unconfirmed word of 7 dead. We all know of 3-5 major <BR>> hospitals which <BR>> can serve as trauma centers in the area. AT this POINT, despite <BR>> reporters <BR>> everywhere, thereis NO report from the hospitals. I have <BR>> searched the <BR>> blogs, CNN, FOX, TV and their web sites. It is interesting to <BR>> me that there is <BR>> so little data for us the outside trauma community to react to <BR>> should we wish <BR>> to form a 100 mile perimeter of assistance. <BR>> <BR>> k <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all- <BR>> new AOL at <BR>> http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour <BR>> -- <BR>> trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORG <BR>> To change your settings or unsubscribe visit: <BR>> http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/ <BR>> </BODY>