"Rapid Response: Harbor Hospital's Heroic Efforts in Treating South Baltimore Shooting Victims"

MedStar Harbor Hospital in South Baltimore treated 19 gunshot victims, mostly teenagers, after a mass shooting at a summer party in the Brooklyn Homes neighborhood. The hospital, which typically sees gunshot wounds once every other week, set a grim record as patients arrived in cars driven by friends and even in the back of a police car. Despite the chaos, the hospital staff worked together to assess and treat the patients, shuffling them according to the severity of their wounds and making use of available resources. Thanks to their quick thinking and action, all 19 victims survived. The incident highlights the ongoing issue of gun violence in America and the need for action to prevent further tragedies.
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