Are we getting the help we need.
The Oklahoma City bombing was a made-for-TV catastrophe. The images thrust on the EMS community after the devastation of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building last April are imprinted on our minds with awful clarity. And to see images of other disasters often causes memories of other awful scenes to arise unbidden: Sioux City's airline disaster, the New York City World Trade Center bombing, hurricanes, earthquakes and other devastation. Each takes its toll on emergency care providers.
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