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>> trace: by all accounts it was great work. but i have heard horror tales about bullet wounds, high caliber bullet wounds. how they are a different animal when it comes to saving peoples lives. can you talk about that and the effort that comes into that? >> absolutely, the first patient that i took back when i got inside the cavity, both the chest and abdomen, it was a high-power weapon. it was not your average street weapon, a 9-millimeter, things you see people shot with in urban environments...

>> trace: by all accounts it was great work. but i have heard horror tales about bullet wounds, high caliber bullet wounds. how they are a different animal when it comes to saving peoples lives. can you talk about that and the effort that comes into that? >> absolutely, the first patient that i took back when i got inside the cavity, both the chest and abdomen, it was a high-power weapon. it was not your average street weapon, a 9-millimeter, things you see people shot with in urban environments...

This university medical center is the only level one trauma center in las vegas, and that is why many of the most badly wounded were brought here. i spoke to one surgeon earlier tonight. he has been here for many years. he has treated many gunshot victims. he has never seen anything like the wounds that were brought in by the dozens last night. listen. >> this is a large caliber weapon from a high-powered rifle, the type of damage you see in the abdomen, the spread of the shrapnel, this was not ...

Hospitals around the las vegas area. given that the ambulance service was so completely stretched, when you think of 515 -- 527 i think it ended up, total injured, that is an extraordinary amount for the ambulances to ferry. ordinary civilians stepped in. i spoke to one surgeon here at unc today who despite his years of experience told me he was utterly shocked by the nature of many of the gunshot wounds. listen. >> a large caliber weapon, high-powered rifle. the type of damage you see in the ab...

Lives. since secretary gates has known these things. its better late than never but it sure would have been better if he had come out sooner. >> karen, your son, elite member of a navy sealenned a you say that you believe vice president joe biden put a target on the backs of seal team 6 by revealing their identity. secretary gates not a big fan of his either, it doesnt sound like from the memoir. what are your thoughts on that? >> my thought -- thank you for asking that, anna. 93 days after joe ...

This university medical center is the only level one trauma center in las vegas, and that is why many of the most badly wounded were brought here. i spoke to one surgeon earlier tonight. he has been here for many years. he has treated many gunshot victims. he has never seen anything like the wounds that were brought in by the dozens last night. listen. >> this is a large caliber weapon from a high-powered rifle, the type of damage you see in the abdomen, the spread of the shrapnel, this was not ...