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Tina Frost, who suffered a serious head wound in the Las Vegas shooting, continues her recovery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, where she has undergone a second surgery and faces more extensive medical work.
The facility, expected to open by the end of 2018, is aimed at addressing a shortage of in-patient mental health treatment in Southern Nevada.
Nathan Adelson Hospice is providing grief counseling sessions for those affected by the Oct. 1 shooting. In addition, SilverSummit Healthplan and Envolve Health have established a 24-hour crisis hotline
Eight people were still in Las Vegas area hospitals on Monday as a result of injuries sustained in the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting, four of whom were in critical condition.
Joseph Bruno, the nurse in charge in the University Medical Center’s trauma unit on Oct. 1, says he will never forget the silence amid the carnage.
After Dr. Timothy Dickhudt, a University Medical Center trauma surgeon, operated on Philip Aurich after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, he discovered that their families had connections in his native Minnesota.
Psychology Professor Stephen Benning is collecting narrative accounts from Las Vegas residents in hopes of determining whether certain personality traits better enable people to recover from tragedies.
Even people who weren’t at the Route 91 Harvest concert when the shooting occurred can experience symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares and feelings of guilt.
Las Vegas-area hospitals are joining the list organizations that are working to help victims of the Oct. 1 mass shooting at Route 91 Harvest festival.
Tina Frost, a 27-year-old San Diego transplant, was shot in the eye while attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with her boyfriend. She suffered brain damage, but her family is camped out at her bedside and hoping for a strong recovery.
Southern Nevada hospitals and medical personnel were able to respond to the massive number of injuries from the Oct. 1 Las Vegas mass shooting and did not seek help from out-of-state, an official said Monday.
Nine dogs joined about 30 counselors from the American Red Cross to help calm and uplift those affected by the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.
Some doctors also are concerned that new law intended to prevent the abuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl will hobble patients who rely on opioids to manage their pain.
Diazepam, the anti-anxiety medicine prescribed for Las Vegas gunman less than four months before the mass shooting, has a deserved reputation as a Jekyll-and-Hyde drug, calming some and causing others to become more aggressive.
