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Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:02:59 +0200

Meant this to be a direct mail, not to the list

Apologies

Dean

(but sure beats the last inadvertent post to the list)

-----Original Message-----
From: Dean Lutrin [mailto:dean@lutrin.co.za] 
Sent: 07 March 2002 07:59 AM
To: 'trauma-list@trauma.org'
Subject: RE: "when to shoot a patient"

Sorry, I meant iss...

Actually, I am a Jewish guy and I am planning on making aliyah some time
in the future. Still deciding where to do surgical training - Israel or
South Africa...

Praying for Israel every day

Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: trauma-list-admin@trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-admin@trauma.org]
On Behalf Of Michael Stein
Sent: 06 March 2002 11:39 PM
To: trauma-list@trauma.org
Subject: Re: "when to shoot a patient"

Hello Dean,

As someone who has dealt with the need for triage of casualties I fully
understand your point.

>Nine or twelve patients requiring surgery (often all with a RTS above
25)
often happen to visit
> us on a Saturday night - apart from the broken bones and walking
> wounded.

Even here, in what is considred a near war situation, 10 critically
injured
victime over a 24 Hr period is considered a mass casualty situation
which
drains a Level I trauma center's capabilities for quite a few days, and
does
not happen so often.

One question. What is RTS >25 ?? or is it ISS ??

Mickey

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