a former fda commissioner is sounding the alarm on rsv. that is a respiratory virus suddenly putting a major strain on hospitals across the country. scott gotleib warns parents to remain vigilant when their kids are sick even if the covid test comes back negative. for parents who have children with an upper respiratory infection many times they are testing them finding out it is not covid and feeling relieved. they still need to be vigilant it could be rsv or early flu. if you see progressive symptoms seek out help from a doctor. there are treatments available that could help children with rsv. joining us now for more is dr. daniel guzman an emergency room physician at cook children s medical center in ft. worth, texas. hi, dr. guzman. what are you seeing at your hospital? definitely over the last few
i m doing all right, amara. trying to summon up the energy to be up bright and early with you. you ve got it. you always bring forth a pleasant presentation. i m trying to keep up. you know i d be poking you. to wake up. we start with a growing concern for parents as doctors are warning about this unprecedented surge in a respiratory illness among kids that s beginning to overwhelm hospitals. the kids say cdc cases of rsv are rising fast with 74% of pediatric hospital beds currently full across the country. that marks the highest capacity level in the last two years including at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. it s so concerning. in illinois, only 6% of pediatric icu beds remain open. in connecticut, the surge is so bad, the state s children s medical center is considering the use of a mobile use hospital
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trying to change that in our new series crime & consequences. reporter: when madison blackman was rushed to the hospital, the bullet had barely missed her brain. immediately i knew i was going to die i seen black it was like ink spilled in my eyes reporter: a far cry from the care-free social media videos typical of so many 16-year-olds instead, one night in january, she says she was out in a car with friends in brooklyn, when out of nowhere the bullets started hitting the car. it sounded like somebody had a handful of maybe 20 balloons and they all started popping one by one reporter: did you immediately realize what it was? yes i knew it was gunshots reporter: an ambulance took her here, the e.r. at cohen children s medical center, run by northwell health we ve never seen numbers like this. reporter: where this doctor is a pediatric trauma surgeon.
you shortly. let s put up on the screen right now the exit poll information for maryland. here is why we could make this projection that mitt romney is the winner in maryland. take a look at this. based on the exit polls, what people were telling us as they left the polling booths throughout the day, 49% in maryland said they were voting they already had voted in fact for mitt romney, 28% for rick santorum, 11% for newt gingrich, 10% for ron paul. based on those exit poll numbers, we are able to make the projection that mitt romney, the former governor of massachusetts, is the winner in maryland. not a huge surprise, but an important win for mitt romney. an important win also because of whom he won with, wolf. look at maryland over here, the state that tends to vote democratic. but look at what our exit polls showed in terms of how people responded to all of this. look at this. very conservative voters, somewhat conservative, moderate or liberal. look what they did in mar