Trauma surgeon recounts operating on victims of school shooting

Trauma surgeon recounts operating on victims in Texas school shooting: "Sadly, we were prepared"

May 25, 2022 by CBS News

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  • CBS News May 25, 2022 / 5:19 PM / CBS News Texas trauma surgeon on treating school victims Texas trauma surgeon recounts experience in hospital after Robb Elementary School shooting 07:09 A trauma surgeon in Texas who operated on children wounded in the Uvalde school shooting said that she and her team mobilized quickly once they were notified about the shooting — and knew how to respond due to their experience with the Sutherland Springs church shooting in 2017, which left 26 dead.
  • "This is the reason why every part of the country needs a strong trauma system — is that coordination of care and getting patients to the right facility in the shortest amount of time possible," she said.
  • "And taking care of them in a way that we can help them, first of all, get out of the hospital, but also to be able to live their life to the fullest."
  • She said they're grateful to be able to speak to the families of the injured and tell them their child is still alive and explain what they have planned in terms of care for the next 24 to 48 hours.

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