Is anyone near or in the path of Katrina?

Chad_KY_SRNA · Aug 29, 2005

The local hospitals cannot close, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of injured. Some people cannot afford to leave their homes and take shelter in place. The full scale evacuation of every patient in Southern Louisiana would be impossible.

And JUST who thinks that if the hospital floods first/basement floors that their backup electrical generators won't go out???? All hospitals should have been evacuated.
They have had 2-3 days to do this, no excuse.

grannynurse FNP student · Aug 29, 2005

You know, supposing the hospital is strong enough to withstand the winds, and is on higher ground (is it?), the hospital would be a better place to be than the superdome.
they have
beds
food
tv's to watch progress
medicine
much more comfortable than stadium seats i imagine.

Hate to tell you this but all three of our hospitals lost their roofs when Charlie hit. And were unable to take in any patients. Not only did we lose our roofs but our electricity and staff were busy moving patients off effected floors. Hurricanes are things that are to be feared and treated with respect. I pray that those being effected make it through without being injuried.

Grannynurse :balloons:

Nathalie · Aug 29, 2005

i went through Katrina this past week and there were alot of damages. A lot of trees fell down in my neighborhood and took the power lines down with them. For the most part a lot of people are out of power. FPL is working long and hard hours restoring the power back everywhere. We got our power back yesterday (never really lost it because we have this huge industrial generator in my house so our house was running normal.....thank God) but the people that live across the street from us still dont have theirs back. Their electric pole is laying in the street!!! My prayers go out to those in New Orleans right now. We got Katrina early as a category 1 but they are getting her at her worst. God bless them

glascow · Aug 29, 2005

I live in Mississippi, so I'm in the direct path of the hurricane. The hurricane has moved a little bit to the east so it will be (so the meterologist says) a little easier (whatever that means....) on New Orleans, but worse for us, especially those that live on the Gulf Coast. It is supposed to reach in as far as Central Mississippi with winds up to 100 mph. School was cancelled for me and the kids, but my husband still went to work:( . Hopefully they will let him leave early. Central Mississippi shouldn't experience the effects of Katrina until early afternoon.

Chatty, please stay safe. You are in my prayers.

lee1 · Aug 29, 2005

The local hospitals cannot close, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of injured. Some people cannot afford to leave their homes and take shelter in place. The full scale evacuation of every patient in Southern Louisiana would be impossible.

They could still have evacuated and left only volunteer skeleton crews. Now I hear that windows blew out, etc. Hopefully not too many casualties.

Why should they have risked the patients that were there???

StatBlues · Aug 29, 2005

Last year I had to leave home 3 times, here in Fla.

I know how scary and being without power for over a week can be. Flooded too.

This storm has sent us rain and wind.

Sending prayers to those in the path!!!!!!!!! :zzzzz

Chad_KY_SRNA · Aug 30, 2005

Breaking News: Tulane University Hospital's Vice President spoke with CNN a few moments ago, at the current time a levee breach has occured and the water is raising at such a rate that they generators are going to be taken out soon, she said that at the current time, they were in contact with the local officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency discussing a full evacuation of the hospitals over 1000 critical patients and staff. The flooding is so bad that ambulances cannot reach the hospital so if they evacuate they will have to put everyone on helicopters and ferry them to hospitals that can accomodate the critical patients. I am so glad that I am on a hilltop in Kentucky.

They could still have evacuated and left only volunteer skeleton crews. Now I hear that windows blew out, etc. Hopefully not too many casualties.
Why should they have risked the patients that were there???

mom2dacl · Aug 30, 2005

I have been following the weather channel, and I know this is a scary hurricane. Wondered how the folks in the direct area are holding up?
May God bless and keep you safe.
I am also thinking of the nursing homes that are under evacuation at the moment, and the hospitals that will on alert for what is to come.

I am in Tallahassee, and we are not getting hit, but we are getting the patient transfers. Our ambulance bay has been full since Sunday.

I cannot complain, however, if my workload increases. I have a home and my family is safe. My prayers go out to those who were in the path of this very bad storm.

K

lee1 · Aug 30, 2005

Breaking News: Tulane University Hospital's Vice President spoke with CNN a few moments ago, at the current time a levee breach has occured and the water is raising at such a rate that they generators are going to be taken out soon, she said that at the current time, they were in contact with the local officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency discussing a full evacuation of the hospitals over 1000 critical patients and staff. The flooding is so bad that ambulances cannot reach the hospital so if they evacuate they will have to put everyone on helicopters and ferry them to hospitals that can accomodate the critical patients. I am so glad that I am on a hilltop in Kentucky.

Sometimes I think that hospital administrators and all those that make decisions do NOT have common sense.

I am glad my family is not there I would be demanding a full investigation after all of this is over.

Hopefully no further preventable deaths occur.

Chad_KY_SRNA · Aug 30, 2005

The news crews are up in helicopters this morning and it is so utterly utterly sad. Fox News is showing two houses that are on fire in down town New Orleans, the water looks shallow enough that they might risk sending a fire engine out that way. They said that there were no operating fire, EMS, or police radios right now. I won't be able to watch much more news today. This is just heart-breaking, I cannot believe how bad this is. I remember when Grand Forks North Dakota, they had to put fire engines on National Guard Flat Beds and drive them into the flood zones where the fires were.

CardioTrans, BSN, RN · Aug 30, 2005

I have been watching Fox News and CNN for the last 3 days. The pictures coming out of New Orleans, Biloxi, and Gulfport are horrible. Now they are saying that NO is worse today than yesterday and that 80% of NO is under water. Pictures from Carrollton, Ga where tornados................

How awful. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone.

boulergirl, CNA · Aug 30, 2005

Last night was pretty scary for me. I was driving home to White County, GA and a tornado warning was issued while I was on the interstate. There was horizontal rain (remember the movie "Twister"?) and I white-knuckled it to the nearest gas station. I just made it there when the lights went out (stoplights, too). Just down the road a man got stuck between two trees. From reports I've heard this morning, and the pine debris I saw in the road, the tornado probably touched down near our home and then went up and touched down again in Helen, GA. That town is closed to the public right now. It gives me the willies to think that I was driving under a hidden funnel cloud!

This week my parents are vacationing in Texas and planned to visit our relatives on the Gulf Coast in the next few days. I think those plans most likely have changed...I'll try to get word from them this week.