Shots fired at GOP Congressional baseball practice

[kage69]

This is all before Republicans have passed their health care abomination which is really going to be life and death for tens of thousands of people. I don't expect things to get better after shit starts hitting the fan, but hope springs eternal. Good health and safety to everyone.

I think you're right. Probably not a good time for Mitch McConnell to decide on jogging or joining some of these congressional sports groups.

He really could use the cardio though...

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

What, ol' "Turtlehead" Mitch, the guy who looks like he's barely holding in a massive shit from both ends? If you so much as bumped into him he'd erupt. Jogging would be...messy.

 

[Jaskalas]

Rep. Steve Scalise back in ICU.

It appears the shooing may still end up killing him if an infection cannot be stopped.

 

[Azuma Hazuki]

...shit, that's not good. "Blood vessels, bones, and organs" were affected. In addition to infection control they'd damn well better be watching out for DVT.

 

[vi edit]

Rep. Steve Scalise back in ICU.

It appears the shooing may still end up killing him if an infection cannot be stopped.

Sepsis is bad news.

 

[TraumaRN]

Sepsis is bad news.

Indeed it is. And if there was ever a time my forum handle was appropriate it's right about now. All the media say shot in the 'hip' translated that means it's a pelvic injury which have stupidly high mortality rates. Tons of important stuff in that area and it can be incredibly difficult to get bleeding under control and then thanks to it being near your body's waste control systems, infection risk is super high afterwards. So this slide is extremely applicable:

I use this slide in the trauma education classes I teach, with the notes for the slide saying this:

With advances in trauma systems, the deaths have now assumed a largely bimodal distribution, with a vast majority of deaths occurring within the first few hours.
Patients who survive beyond that are likely to live, with a dramatic decrease in the number of late deaths.
At the same time, large numbers of immediate and early deaths emphasize a persistent need for ongoing efforts in injury prevention and control.
The data shows a shift to the left, suggesting that patients who made it to the hospital were actually dying earlier than historical controls. This is believed to be the result of efficient prehospital providers bringing sicker patients to the hospital who previously died at the scene.

 

[kage69]

Sounds like his bowels got hit, poor guy. I hope he managed to avoid damage to his genitals, wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Damage to the pills, just not kosher.

I still expect him to pull through. A friend of mine, an ex sheriff, had a really close call with MRSA a few years ago. Affected area was close to an artery, they had to excise things. His Dr said later they had him on an antibiotic cocktail so burly that 'Wade could be dunked into a septic tank and he wouldn't die.' I bet they're breaking out similar for Scalise.

 

[TraumaRN]

Sounds like his bowels got hit, poor guy. I hope he managed to avoid damage to his genitals, wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. Damage to the pills, just not kosher.

I still expect him to pull through. A friend of mine, an ex sheriff, had a really close call with MRSA a few years ago. Affected area was close to an artery, they had to excise things. His Dr said later they had him on an antibiotic cocktail so burly that 'Wade could be dunked into a septic tank and he wouldn't die.' I bet they're breaking out similar for Scalise.

Just one thing to remember, sepsis is a indiscriminate. Hopefully they caught it early because if so his chance of death is roughly 15-25%....if they caught it late mortality is much much worse approaching 50-60%. I'm sure they're pulling out all the stops for him as we usually do for septic patients but his initial injuries will serve to further complicate his treatment course

 

[vi edit]

And to be clear, I'm only *assuming* sepsis. There's no official word on that. I just assume that the "serious condition" + ICU + infection = sepsis.

I've lost one grandparent to it, and almost lost another. It can take a life in what seems like a matter of hours if it has been festering for a while.

 

[zinfamous]

sepsis is awful. Hopefully they are willing to pump him full of vitamin C if they can't control it

http://pulmccm.org/main/2017/critical-care-review/vitamin-c-save-lives-sepsis/

http://rebelem.com/the-marik-protocol-have-we-found-a-cure-for-severe-sepsis-and-septic-shock/

 

[Ackmed]

Not good at all. Hopefully he recovers.

Meanwhile, this shooting is still making the rounds in a Dem on Dem fight;

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ats-from-left-after-shelving-health-bill.html

One tweet that gained attention in local media said, “I pray someone checks his schedule for baseball practice” – an apparent reference to the Rep. Steve Scalise shooting outside Washington last month.

 

[TraumaRN]

sepsis is awful. Hopefully they are willing to pump him full of vitamin C if they can't control it

http://pulmccm.org/main/2017/critical-care-review/vitamin-c-save-lives-sepsis/

http://rebelem.com/the-marik-protocol-have-we-found-a-cure-for-severe-sepsis-and-septic-shock/

It's promising but still needs large scale replication. So many promising therapies have fallen flat once large multi center randomized control trials started up. But with that said it certainly can't hurt to give it a try.

 

[allisolm]

Good news. Scalise has finally been released from the hospital. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html
I gather he has a lot of rehab to undergo, but at least he's good enough to go home.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Good news, I still don't like the guys Politics but I certainly don't want him dead.

 

[UNCjigga]

Good news. Scalise has finally been released from the hospital. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html
I gather he has a lot of rehab to undergo, but at least he's good enough to go home.

I wonder, will Paul Ryan ask him to come back to the House and vote to take healthcare away from millions if the Senate sends a bill back for reconciliation?

 

[Phynaz]

Good news. Scalise has finally been released from the hospital. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html
I gather he has a lot of rehab to undergo, but at least he's good enough to go home.

He didn't go home. Inpatient rehab is shorthand for Nursing Home.

 

[allisolm]

He didn't go home. Inpatient rehab is shorthand for Nursing Home.

You're right. I've known many people who have had a stroke or a hip/knee/whatever replacement and who have gone to inpatient rehab in a rehab hospital.

 

[Victorian Gray]

Good news. Scalise has finally been released from the hospital. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/26/politics/scalise-discharged/index.html
I gather he has a lot of rehab to undergo, but at least he's good enough to go home.

Good to hear.