Hi, my name is Doctor Elizabeth Kim.
I am the Trauma Medical Director at
Medical City McKinney and I just want to
thank you guys for coming here today.
I have been the TMD since 2017 and I've
had the privilege to see our trauma
program grow from a small Community
Hospital to the comprehensive Level
2 trauma center that we are today.
We work closely with EMS, OK.
I was actually out at Allen EMS
not too long ago and we work with
our first responders just.
So that you know we can provide the
best care for that our patients,
we were immediately notified about the
event by Alan and we began mobilizing.
I was actually at a wedding for one
of our trauma nurse practitioners
when this occurred.
I was at the reception and once I heard,
I immediately left her reception
to come here.
So on my way I spoke to the CMO Doctor
Jolka and we began coordinating.
Continuing to coordinate care
for our patients.
So you know I was driving in,
it was about a 20 minute drive.
You know,
I was mobilizing the operating room.
We had already mobilized all my partners.
We actually had five trauma surgeons that
responded in that very short period of time.
We got multiple anesthesiologists,
you know we began mobilizing blood
and I I did all of that in those
20 minutes while I was driving in.
Once I arrived,
you know I could really see that.
The training and the drills that we had
done in our trauma center just provide
good care for our patients was very apparent.
You know we are able to
effectively take care of you know,
seven sick patients almost simultaneously
and provide excellent care to all of them.
You know, as the TMD when I first
walked in the ER door, you know,
I walked down the hallways to you
know see what patients that we had.
You know I evaluated the majority
of the patients. Including Mr.
Walker here.
And then you know, I ensured that
we had the appropriate services
for all of our patients as more of
my trauma partners began arriving.
You know, I directed them to go help
you know in the OR or in the ER and
just just so that we can continuously
provide care for our patients.
Now I'm going to talk a little
bit about your injuries, Okay Mr.
Walker. So you know the first
time we met like I said was in
the emergency room and you know.
You know, your smile,
you had a smile there that I saw when
I came in that room and it really was
one of the bright parts of that day.
I just want to let you know,
OK, you were calm and you know,
you were an inspiration for me.
So. So when I want, you know,
and he and I and I remember,
I remember that when I was there that day.
So you know,
he had multiple bullet fragments,
you know, on around his head,
his neck, his chest, his arm.
You know, and at that point,
it wasn't something that immediately
needed the operating room.
He was, you know,
he was someone that was a candidate
to go straight to CT so we could see
how deep those bullet wounds went.
And when we were, you know,
looking at those,
there were several bullet fragments
that we were extremely worried about.
One of them went to basis the pericardium.
It's the closest layer of the hearts
and it's right next to the heart.
We. On the CAT scan, you know,
it looked like his heart was
okay and it wasn't something that
needed emergent surgery.
You know,
we actually had our thoracic surgeon,
you know,
take a look at your imaging
as well that that day.
But we ended up doing an
echocardiogram to ensure that,
you know,
you didn't have any fluid that
was starting to build up.
The other bullet fragments that
we were extremely worried about
were the ones in your shoulder.
You had bullet fragments below your
clavicle bone and that's where
some of the main blood vesselsels
go to the arm and you know.
They can cause significant
bleeding and injury.
And so the vascular surgeons
were helping us as well.
They were there that day and they
evaluated your imaging as well.
And luckily your artery looks fine,
You know,
because of the damage surrounding the vein,
we were very worried about
you developing blood clots.
And so that's why we've had you you know,
on medication to help prevent that.
So, you know, he had multiple
surgeries while he was with us.
You know, the extent of soft tissue
damage that he had was was pretty extreme.
We had to clean those out eventually
were able to close those wounds back up.
And you know he's he's doing much
better than he first arrived.
But he still has a long
road to go for a recovery.
He's been seen by our rehab doctors.
He's working with the therapist
as you know they improve
mobility in your arm.
And so I just the last thing I
kind of wanted to say was that,
you know I am so proud of my trauma center.
You know I've worked with our
teams and our nurses and you know
our administration just to provide
excellent care for our patients.
And it was really apparent that
day that everyone's hard work,
you know with everyone's hard work
we're able to provide excellent
care to our trauma patients and.
You know, we always want to keep our
patients near their local communities.
It's in my opinion, it's better for patients,
it's better for families, you know,
and and I'm so glad that we are
here in McKinney and that we're
able to provide that care.
Thanks. I'm Cassidy Summers,
Chief Nursing Officer.
I've served here for the last seven years.
On May 6th, in a matter of minutes,
our community was shaken and lives were
changed forever in a matter of minutes.
Could have altered the course of my life.
My family and I just gotten home from
the Allen Mall when I received the
notification that there was a shooting there.
And after the fact,
I learned that we had walked the
exact same path that the shooter
had gone less than an hour before.
I came directly to Medical City,
McKinney, where we immediately
stood up the command center.
This allowed us to coordinate staffing.
Decompress the emergency department,
manage family and visitors,
deploy appropriate supplies and
resources so that our staff could
focus on the high quality of care
that our patients needed at the time.
As a Level 2 trauma center,
Medical City McKinney is prepared to
receive critically injured trauma patients
and within a matter of minutes, Mr.
Walker.
Was the first of seven critically
injured patients that we received
in our emergency department.
In addition to our caregivers on duty
that day, we had over 100 nurses,
surgeons,
physicians,
leaders and support staff from Medical
City McKinney and across Medical
City Healthcare who stopped what they
were doing on a Saturday afternoon.
Within a matter of minutes and
responded to this process.
Every person responded with speed,
skill and a tremendous amount
of compassion for the patients,
their families and for one another.
I am incredibly proud of this
team that demonstrated under
stress and emotional situation.
And more importantly,
I'm honored to be sitting here with Mr.
Walker today under much,
much happier circumstances.