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justanawkwardguy t1_izj6ney wrote

Reply to comment by jamin_g in Beloved owner of Chestnut Hill salon shot and killed by atwork925

Temple is a level one trauma center, while Chestnut Hill Hospital is rather small. Not necessarily that Temple has more than other area hospitals, just that CHH has less and Temple was the closest larger one

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covercash t1_izjjjlg wrote

What’s the protocol for deciding which hospital to take him to in the first place? Clearly it was a gunshot wound, why not go directly to Temple? Just CHH proximity since it was only a minute or two away?

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justanawkwardguy t1_izjjong wrote

Probably took him to CHH to stabilize him for the longer transport to Temple

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Rich_Librarian_7758 t1_izlqwaz wrote

CHH is literally a block away. Temple is 15-20 mins. Sometimes, if the patient isn’t imminent they will attempt to make it to a level 1, but with an ER that close the hope is that they could stabilize at least enough for the short drive.

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