Still on crutches from injuries sustained in a recent head-on collision, Neshe Bond dismissed any thought of her own injuries running to help pull victims from the rubble following the blast just down the alleyway from her home.
TOLL THIS EXPLOSION HAS TAKEN.JEFF HAGER JOINS US NOW WITHHOW CREWS ARE HELPING WITH THEEMOTIONAL AND PHYSCHOLOGICALPAIN.THE TRAUMA OF SEEING HOUSESTURNED TO RUBBLE WITH PEOPLCAUGHT IN THE DEBRIS WOULDHAVE AN IMPACT ON PRACTICALLYANYONE, AND IT THIS CASE, ITWAS ALMOST EVERYONE IN THISCOMMUNITY.(TRACK) STILL ON CRUTCHES FROMINJURIES SUSTAINED IN A RECENTHEAD-ON COLLISION& (NAT SOT)29:29“He was just trying tobalance me” (TRACK) NESHEBOND DISMISSED ANY THOUGHT OFHER OWN INJURIES RUNNING TOHELP PULL VICTIMS FROM THERUBBLE FOLLOWING THE BLASTJUST DOWN THE ALLEYWAY FROMHER HOME.
(SOT)---NesheBond/Good Samaritan 25:42“Weheard a woman just screaming,’Help!
Help!covered in debris.
The roofwas on top of her” 25:54“Wewere just grabbing stuff,grabbing cinder blocks&whatever we can to get herout” (TRACK) HER LIFE- SAVINGEFFORT CAUGHT UP WITH HER ONCEEMERGENCY RESPONDERS ARRIVEDON THE SCENE.
(SOT) 26:23“Ithink it was more the rush ofadrenaline.
I didnand then once the adrenalinewore off, my back was inexcruciating pain so themedics had to come over andthey had to cart me off in anambulance and take me to theER” (NAT SOT) 13:31“How didthis impact you, sir, whenthis happened” (TRACK) 24HOURS AFTER THE EXPLOSION, THEBALTIMORE TRAUMA RESPONSE TEAMHAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND GOINGDOOR TO DOOR TO HELP PEOPLEWITH THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OFTHE TRAGEDY.
DOCTOR ANDREHUMPHREY SERVES AS THE TEAMCOMMANDER.
(SOT)---Dr. AndreHumphrey/Trauma Response Team10:19“You donthe battlefield and be in war.Therethatanyone” (TRACK) ITTHOSE WITH LOVED ONES KILLEDOR INJURED IN THE BLAST.HUMPHREY SAYS PARENTS ARE NOWTRYING TO EXPLAIN TO THEIRCHILDREN HOW NATURAL GAS CANCAUSE SUCH DEVASTATION ANDSOME WANT TO KNOW IF A LEAKCOULD CAUSE THE SAME IN THEIRHOMES& AND THEN THERE ARE GOODSAMARITANS LIKE NESHE BOND WHOIS WELL AWARE OF HER PHYSICALAILMENTS, BUT ONLY NOW MAY BEREALIZING THE MENTAL IMPACT OFTHE TRAGEDY.
(SOT) 27:45“Itdefinitely a war zone downthere.
Ithat anyone survived that.
Itwas really bad.
There was oneguy--- his foot pretty muchwas off when they got him out.Yes, it was pretty bad” 28:15“I definitely had an anxietyattack, a panic attack in thehospital.
Once I walked backup here, I was shaking.
Itwill definitely affect us.Everyone in the neighborhoodfor awhile”THE TRAUMA RESPONSE TEAMSPENDS PLENTY OF TIME ATSHOOTING SCENES AND SPEAKINGTO THE FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OMURDER VICTIMS. BUT IT POINTSOUT TRAUMA COMES IN MANY FORMSAND THIS TIME ITS IN THE FORMOF A MASSIVE EXPLOSION.
LIVEIN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE, JEFFHAGER, WMAR 2 NEWSDOZENS OF NEIGHBORS ARE NOWWORKING TO REPAIR THEIR HOMESWORKING TO REPAIR THEIR HOMESFT
Residents Deal With Emotional Trauma Following Baltimore Gas Explosion
