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The preparation process with hundreds and hundreds of people that you are not seeing here that are very intricately involved in a situation like this. so, as far as for th public out there, the message for them, i think, what they can do to help, you know, we always say "thoughts and prayers," thats great. but go out there, take a bls class. go out there and learn how to stop bleeding. go out there and practice safety. dont text and drive. dont do things where you put yourself and others in dang...

Staff performed admirably, but ultimately, were here to serve those victims and the family, so its not really about us to date. >> i believe earlier, the ceo mentioned that you have an area specifically for families. i know theyre under lockdown right now, but is that area still open to families that are trying to get into the hospital? >> we do. of course, you know this happens when all of the media is released and social media reports people come to the hospital, seeking reports on their loved...

Much more difficult is it when the guy is on the run? >> it is extraordinary and as i mention earlier, it almost unprecedented ive been in the business for 34 years and ive got to tell you this adds a layer of complexity that is -- is unbelievable that is multiple victims and fatalities and one police officer shot in uniform all by a mail truck of all things is moving and in flight. unbelievable. this is multiple crime scenes overlapping crime scenes it is extraordinary extraordinarily difficult...

Follow-up questions okay ill hand it over to doctor for a second. >> thank you. so first of all our thoughts are with families and when a situation like this happens, its actions that come together from preparation years in advance. so over the last several years, weve formed committees where weve coordinated many elements that will be necessary here police, sheriff department odessa fire rescue on medical director, the emergency room, and other parties that are involved. here when everyone arri...

Is that area still open for families rying to get into the hospital? >> we e do, of course, we know this happens when -- all of the media is released and social media reports people come to the hospital seeking reports on their loved ones so we have a location inside the hospital. where we congregated family members and reunify them and get as much information to each and every family member. it is my understanding that that room is down to just a couple of families now. and that weve commuted w...

Ended outside of a movie theater what do you make of the fact when youve got 21 people shot five civilians dead three police officers shot, as well -- youre hearing the bleeps of the swearing that was taking place there understandably at a time like this. but you think about the shared number of victim here is and this guy was shooting as he was driving down highways. he had to have a whole lot of ammunition with him. >> well he sure did. and you know it is an interesting question that you ask -...

He got out and a little girl grazed but in the face and thats when the police showed up with a rifle, jumped out of the car it shall talk us to about the difficulty for police and triking a lating suspect in a situation like this one thing if you have an active shooter in a school or wal-mart or a shopping center or movie theater it is very different when somebody is mobile. >> it is actually acoustically and because of sonic hard to identifies source and location where gunfire is originating in...

Support so as a communitien we want to check on each other because there could be potential people who have been victimized by this that have not been a toibl reach out for help. >> learning a little bit more about how -- chaotic things were cell phone video show people running out of the movie theater television station kosa air online and broadcast interrupted by police telling them they have to clear the area it gives you chillses to read you can only imagine the fear of people who werent in ...

To happen here. and you know especially in our community so -- very chaotic just kind of not your typical act aive shooter he was mobile in a vehicle that med it very difficult for all of our law enforcement officials and officers to work the scene but they did so, and they were vigilant and thank god for them. >> you make a very good point that where you all are in west texas, theres not a lot of to rely on other than neighbors and and it all of the them literally to bring this situation under ...

Hospital may have been different? >> i cant tell but by may not have had the same rapid response to the situation and parking tht outcome that we have. we saved 12 people today. >> can you confirm that your hospital is in need of more nurses to show up to help -- >> wrap withing that up a news conference there outside of the hospital in odessa, texas, medical center there saying that he have to life flight one 17 month old baby shot in running gun balings that took place in that city over about ...