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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," that's great. but go out there, take a bls class. go out there and learn how to stop bleeding. go out there and practice safety. don't text and drive. don't do things where you put yourself and others in danger. and this is something that we can do as a nation, to help here. >> was there anything based o...

Staff performed admirably, but ultimately, we're here to serve those victims and the family, so it's not really about us to date. >> i believe earlier, the ceo mentioned that you have an area specifically for families. i know they're 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 ones. so we have a location inside the hospital where we congregated all of those families. and ...

Much more difficult is it when the guy is on the run? >> it is extraordinary and as i mention earlier, it almost unprecedented i've been in the business for 34 years and i've 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. smg yeah. altogether. yeah. a tragedy which is sounds like could have been so much worse without...

Follow-up questions okay i'll 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, it's actions that come together from preparation years in advance. so over the last several years, we've formed committees where we've 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 arrived, it was well orchestrated we received 13 patient and because of this preparation, you know w...

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 we've commuted with everybody that we can. >> are there any streets that are going to be blocked off or closed down...