beginning at that time, we activated our trauma surge plan calling in doctors, nurses, surgeons, and other team members to support the care of these children. 18 kids were brought to our children's emergency department rating from ages three to 16 years of age which included three sets of siblings. there were facial abrasions to broken bones to serious head injuries. six of these patients were sent to the operating room last night and two additional patients are undergoing surgeries today. at 9:30 last night, at the we sever triage and being sent to patient care units in the children's emergency department transitioned to normal operating conditions. our lake to ecker dr. gutzeit's appreciation so first responders who were fantastic.