There is a big hospital at the LSU Dome and the LSU medical staff appeared to have things there well in hand when we arrived Friday, ... Not sure where we would be directed to go next we waited. Word soon came that we were to go to New Orleans and we instantly knew we were going into the heart of the storm.
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I don't know how to describe it except to say that what was once the beautiful and thriving city of New Orleans now looks more like a third world country, ... The living conditions for the injured, the sick and the survivors of Hurricane Katrina are disgusting. The stench is awful and the conditions are terrible, yet people hang on to life -- some ever so slight -- but they hang on.Scott Warner
Because this is a major staging area, every helicopter and airplane from this part of the state is landing there. We're having to wear earplugs while we work because the noise is so deafening particularly from the Black Hawk helicopters and jumbo jets which began landing on Saturday, ... In spite of the challenges, the medical personnel on site are enthusiastic about their work and they welcomed us with open arms.
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I don't think the process was handled very efficiently in the beginning. It's going well now, but the federal government is having to play catch-up, ... A good example is the fact that we were shuffled from city to city in the beginning of our trip before finally being directed to New Orleans, which is where we should have been deployed to begin with.
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We were told by a state trooper that there is only one gas station between Montgomery and Mobile, ... We've checked with the National Guard and the only fuel they have is diesel. We have enough gasoline to make the trip down. The problem is we need gasoline to run the generators and vehicles once we get there and that is a concern.
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With limited resources physicians must pick and choose who must receive immediate medical attention and who can wait, ... In a triage setting, patients with minor injuries or sickness are given a green arm band. Those with moderate afflictions receive a yellow band and those in the most immediate need of medical assistance are given a red arm band.
Scott Warner
I left home knowing I could be gone two weeks, perhaps longer and that's still the case, ... I do want to thank everyone back in Cullman who continue to pray for him and his family while he's away. He sends a special thank you to the physicians and staff at Cullman Internal Medicine who have taken up the slack in his absence.
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