Route 91 Harvest festival survivors struggled with mental health ailments years after the mass shooting on the Strip, according to a Boston University-led study.
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While records show that misuse of a hospital code known as “internal disaster” by University Medical Center contributed to confusion after the Oct. 1 mass shooting, little has been done to prevent a recurrence of the episode.
Some who were injured in the mass shooting on the Strip haven’t paid a dime for their care, but for others mounting medical bills are a constant reminder of the financial impact that one terrible moment can inflict on a family.
The hardest thing about creating “Love and Courage?” Not its size (more than 6 feet tall). Not its weight (almost 3,000 pounds, including its base). Not even the incalculable artistry and physical labor required to transform two massive slabs of fossilized New York bluestone into ethereal angel wings.
Volunteers are helping the broad array of Oct. 1 memorial items take a permanent place in the Clark County Museum.
Call volumes are increasing at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center following the shooting in Florida, and experts say many people are still absorbing news of the latest massacre and may not experience symptoms immediately.
The death toll from the Strip shooting has remained unchanged at 58 since Oct. 2, surprising even those who operated on the critically wounded.
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.
Three days after the Route 91 Harvest festival, Kimbur Presmyk began writing her story and shared it a day later on Facebook. The supportive response amazed her. More importantly, she’s gratified that her story highlights the humanity that shone in the thick of madness.
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.
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.
A client entered Club Tattoo Monday asking for a tattoo featuring the words “Las Vegas” and Sunday’s date, said Joni Felix, store manager at the company’s Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood studio.
A number of Las Vegas businesses are committed to donating the proceeds of your purchases to those affected in the Las Vegas shooting.
For all the horror the past week has brought us, Southern Nevadans’ response to Sunday’s shootings at the Route 91 Harvest festival has proven that we really are a community — and a strong, compassionate one at that.
At this time on Wednesday, the land in the Arts District was a barren lot. By Friday, it’s expected to be transformed into a memorial garden to the men and women killed in this week’s massacre on the Strip.