Hospital says it treated 22 patients from New Jersey train crash that kills three, injures more than 100

Record ID: 83567

  • Title: Hospital says it treated 22 patients from New Jersey train crash that kills three, injures more than 100
  • Date: 29th September 2016
  • Summary: HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OVERHEAD VIEWS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF HOBOKEN TERMINAL DR. MEIKA ROBERSON, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT CAREPOINT HEALTH HOBOKEN, AT MICROPHONE STAND (SOUNDBITE) (English) DR. MEIKA ROBERSON, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT CAREPOINT HEALTH HOBOKEN, SAYING: "Hi I'm Dr. Meika Roberson, chief medical officer here at CarePoint Health Hoboken. This morning at 9 a.m., we were notified that there was a mass casualty incident that happened at the PATH station. We immediately turned on all of our code triage, which is our external disaster forces. People reported to the emergency department, we were prepared with staff positions and nurses and prepared for patients. Since that time, we received 22 patients from the accident, bumps, bruises, some walking wounded, some lacerations and fractures as well. We've treated everybody, everybody's in stable condition. They have been connected with their family members if needed. We've had other family members calling in, trying to look for their loved ones. We've connected them with the transit hotline to make sure they can be communicated with their loved ones to make sure everyone is safe. At this time, the emergency department in the hospitals are in stable condition and every patient has been treated for and is safe." OVERHEAD SHOT OF JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER AMBULANCES (SOUNDBITE) (English) DR. MEIKA ROBERSON, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AT CAREPOINT HEALTH HOBOKEN, SAYING: "There were 22 patients that came in from this accident. There were five lacerations, three fractures, and the rest were minor injuries of bumps, bruises, shortness of breath, chest pain." ROBERSON LEAVING MICROPHONE STAND VARIOUS OVERHEAD VIEWS OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE OF TERMINAL
  • Embargoed: 14th October 2016 17:29
  • Keywords: Hoboken train crash New Jersey train crash hospital derailment injured
  • Location: HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES
  • City: HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Ground Accidents/Collisions,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA00151MEUKN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Three people were killed and more than 100 injured, some critically, when a commuter train derailed and plowed through Hoboken station in New Jersey during the morning rush hour on Thursday (September 29).
    Dramatic pictures posted by commuters showed a train carriage that appeared to have smashed right through the station concourse, collapsing a section of the roof, scattering debris and wreckage and causing devastation.
    Dr. Meika Roberson, chief medical officer here at CarePoint Health Hoboken said her hospital received 22 patients.
    "There were five lacerations, three fractures, and the rest were minor injuries of bumps, bruises, shortness of breath, chest pain," she said.
    Hoboken lies on the west bank of the Hudson River across from New York City. Its station, one of the busiest in the metropolitan area, is used by many commuters traveling into Manhattan from New Jersey and further afield.
    There was no word yet on what caused the crash.
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