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Yes, I have. Prince Georges County has an excellent EMS system, as does the surrounding DC suburbs. This did not occur in DC and would therefore not warrant a DC response. This injury involved major chest and abdomen trauma, which is not amenable to treatment by lay people. It is also directly associated with the need for immediate volume replacement and respiratory spport, which can only be delivered by trained providers with the proper equipment. I was not challenging you to a duel; I was merely commenting that it would have been beneficial to that poor 13-year-old child to be stabilized and transported to a Level III trauma center within "The Golden Hour," which is so important in trauma cases.

I was not challenging you to a duel; I was merely commenting that it would have been beneficial to that poor 13-year-old child to be stabilized and transported to a Level III trauma center within "The Golden Hour," which is so important in trauma cases.

I'm not challenging you to a duel either but, I will bet you dollars to donuts, it would be 30 minutes or more before the that ambulance arrived. That is too long, for this situation. The kid would have bled out.