Dr. Tariq could return to work within six to eight months, Dr. Chilimuri said. While Dr. Chilimuri praised police officers’ efficiency and focus on the shooter, he said the hospital staff’s simultaneous attention to the victims saved lives. Some doctors are grappling with guilt after being forced to abandon their patients, even after first ignoring police commands, Dr. Chilimuri said. (Dr. Chilimuri has written down lessons learned from the past week and plans to submit them to a medical journal for publication.) “These are hospitals,” Dr. Chilimuri said.

Source: New York Times July 07, 2017 23:31 UTC