at the school and sort of acquainted with the victims said there was never any sign of trouble from this kid prior to this morning. again, what just a shocking way to wake up there outside of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. you know, jon as these cases come along as time goes by we ll learn more. the question is were there any warning signs. jon: that is always the question. rod wheeler, thank you. thank you, jon. jenna: we turn to those most affected by the stabbing, the victims, who have to deal with severe injuries as we ve been reporting to you. we have dr. ernest patti, st. barnabas hospital and certainly works in the e.r. and dealt with stab wounds before. this transpired over the last five hours. some students are in surgery. we re learning from the doctors, a lot of male students affected had upper quadrant stab wound but also stab wound to the right lower abdomen. they seem to be following a pattern. what does that mean to you?
are, get pulled into surgery right away because i m sure a number were in shock due the amount of blood they have lost from these particular injuries. so what they, go into the operating room for is abdominal surgeries where they open up the abdomen to look for areas that are damaged and try to basically fix and repair the bleeding areas and or damaged organs to keep the patients vital signs in a good range so that they can remain viable and live to see, you know the healing of their injuries. jenna: we ll certainly get to the point where we re talking about recovery. right now we re sort of reacting to the news. dr. patti, thank you very much. we know so many students were losing blood, jon. that is one of the reasons why they had to be medevaced out of the area to a hospital in pittsburgh where some of this could be addressed so. jon: some of the finest hospitals in the world in bits burke. that s a noteworthy point here. jenna: we ll continue to watch the story. bring you developmen
i have met with him personally. he was fine. was he a teacher? i am not at liberty to say that. was he stabbed? no. what were his injuries? what were the nature of them? he had injuries related to actually it was a medical condition rather than a surgical condition. he is being treated for a medical condition not a stab wound. do you have any idea what age range he is? i am not sure of that. we are making preparations for that, but we have not received anything like that. we will be working with the school in whatever appropriate way. we have such a vast team, a number of resources within our system. we have psychiatrists here and throughout the health system. we have some of the best folks around. so we will do what we can. as with others in the community. will any other students be transported? i don t know if we know all of their conditions. we do not. how did you first learn of this? i was notified through the team when the alert went o
jon: dr. ernest patti from st. barnabas hospital in the bronx. merry christmas. merry christmas to you and happy and healthy new year to everybody. jon: stay safe out there. dr. patti, that bread looks good. do carbs count during the holidays or get a free pass during the holidays? you get a free pass. we ll cut the olive bread and share with the staff and chocolates that we brought which are dark chocolates. jenna: you heard it from the doctor, carbohydrates are totally good the next couple days. i am glad i asked. rush for the obamacare website as the latest as the healthcare.gov tries to work through the backlog before january 1st. a look at some of the biggest crime stories this year. we kept a close eye on the jody arias trial. a jury convicted her of brutally murdering her boyfriend. where the case stands now and other big cases of the year next.
s jon: all right, the doctor is in. we know trees, lights, wrapping paper are a key parts of the christmas holiday but yes they can also be dangerous. how can you avoid setting your house or someone else s on fire? let s get some safety tips now from dr. ernest patti, senior attending physician of emergency medicine at st. barnabas hospital here in new york city. thanks, jon. jon: i imagine you have seen your share of christmas injuries? he definitely have. i like to remember in five ways, the five things most commonly occurring during the holidays. burns, cuts and lacerations, electrical injuries and fires, food prep problems, and personal health and injury. jon: i imagine, we re walking people, watching people walk by outside the windows. everyone is bustling in a rush and have to get your christmas shopping done and that is part of the problem.