911 Calls Reveal Frantic Moments after Utah Mall Shooting

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dozens of people made frantic calls to 911 to report a shooting over the weekend at a suburban Salt Lake City mall that caused hundreds of panicked shoppers to flee the building or take shelter in closets, bathrooms and back rooms. "Everyone is running out of the mall," said one caller. "Oh my God, oh my God." Another who said he was calling using the phone of a woman who was shot in the leg exclaimed amid heavy breathing: "There's been a shooting... Two people got shot." EMS Today 2019: Active Shooter/Hostile Environment Preparedness Active Shooter/ Violent Event Core Skills Workshop - Stop-the-Bleed Plus, Tactical Casualty Care, Best Lifts, Drags, Carries, (LDCs), RTF Drills He then stayed on the phone for several minutes providing information about the wounds and the condition of the victims while also passing along instructions from the dispatcher to others who were helping the victims to try to stop the bleeding, according to audio recordings provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday by authorities. "Do not remove the tourniquet, let the paramedics handle it," the dispatcher said. "If it keeps bleeding, they are probably not pressing hard enough. Tell them to remember to keep firm, steady pressure on the wounds." JEMS: Pediatric Extremity Hemorrhage and Tourniquet Use Rapid Deployment of Tourniquets in the Field, on Yourself and on Others The Tourniquet Gap Tourniquet First! Tourniquets in...
Source: JEMS: Journal of Emergency Medical Services News - Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Major Incidents News Terrorism & Active Shooter Source Type: news