Emotional toll of deadly explosion

Emotional toll of deadly explosion

WITH MORE ON HOW PEOPLE INTHAT NEIGHBORHOOD ARE COPINGWITH*TRAUMA THEY EXPERIENCEDFROM THE EXPLOSION.

MARK, THISIS GOING TO STICK WITH PEOPLEFOR A LONG TIME.FIRST RESPONDERS WEREN'T THEONLY ONES TO RESPOND TO THESCENE HERE.

BALTIMORE'S TRAUMARESPONSE TEAM WAS HERE --CHECKING FOR INJURIES OF ADIFFERENT KIND.

24 HOURS AFTERTHE EXPLOSION, MEMBERS OF THEBALTIMORE TRAUMA RESPONSE TEAMWENT DOOR TO DOOR -- CHECKINGTO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE OKEMOTIONALLY AFTER WHATHAPPENED.

THE TRAUMA RESPONSETEAMDIDN'T HAVE TO LOSE SOMEONE INTHE BLAST TO FEEL AN EMOTIONALIMPACT FROM THE TRAGEDY.WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD -- YOUCAN SEE WHERE THREE HOUSESONCE STOOD -- DESTROYED BY THEBLAST.

AS WELL AS BROKEN GLASSOR DEBRIS ON THE STREET ANDBOARDED UP WINDOWS ON THESURROUNDING HOMES.

SURVIVINGTHE EXPLOSION OR SEEING WHATHAPPENED CAN HAVE AN EFFECT ONJUST ABOUT ANYONE IN THENEIGHBORHOOD.

PARENTS ALSOHAVE TO DEAL WITH EXPLAININGTO THEIR CHILDREN HOW THISHAPPENED OR TRY TO CALM THEIRFEARS IF THEIR KIDS AREWORRIED IT COULD HAPPEN AGAINTO THEM.

Dr. AndreHumphrey/Trauma Response Team:“You donbattlefield and be in war.Therethaanyone” THE TRAUMA RESPONSETEAM IS EXPERIENCED IN HELPINGPEOPLE DEAL WITH TRAGEDIES.BUT THIS SCENE IS DIFFERENTFOR THEM AS WELL.

USUALLY --THE TEAM IS RESPONDING TOSHOOTINGS TO HELP VICTIMS OFGUN VIOLENCE COPE.

LIVE INNORTHWEST BALTIMORE -- MARKROPER -- WMAR 2 NE