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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Vegas hospital saves shooting victims among chaos

    More than 500 people were injured during the shooting on Sunday night in Las Vegas. They were triaged as much as possible, loaded into cars, trucks, and whatever was available, and whisked away to hospitals and trauma centers. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center got 200 patients within the first hour.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 4, 2017 • 1 min read

    More than 500 people were injured during the shooting on Sunday night in Las Vegas. They were triaged as much as possible, loaded into cars, trucks, and whatever was available, and whisked away to hospitals and trauma centers. Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center got 200 patients within the first hour. The attending ER physician on duty that night describes how the staff saved lives.

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    Vegas ER doctor: Every organ that could have been hit was hit
    1. 0:00Vegas hospital saves shooting victims among chaosYou’re reading this
    2. 12:00Why the Manhattan D.A. refused to bring criminal charges against Trump's kids
    3. 21:49How Tom Petty became a star
    4. 39:29LACMA gets $150M for its redesign, so will it actually happen?
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