NewsWhore
03-24-2008, 08:50 PM
Emergency rooms at many hospitals were not all that crowded as the Easter Week holiday entered its final days, with plenty of free beds. Most ER beds at the Dario Contreras Hospital were empty, and several areas of the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital were closed and only children with breathing problems were in the ER. The Francisco Moscoso Puello Hospital in Santo Domingo treated a number of injuries but the number of deaths was within the normal range for a Saturday. Since the Dario Contreras Hospital is Santo Domingo's major trauma center, doctors there could not believe that so many beds were empty. On Saturday, only 127 people were treated for injuries, which was said to be normal for any given day of the week. According to Hoy newspaper, most of the injuries were the result of stabbings.
News reports also focused on Easter in the City, whereby city dwellers stayed home by purchasing plastic swimming pools and setting these up on city streets in the barrios for the enjoyment of young children.
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News reports also focused on Easter in the City, whereby city dwellers stayed home by purchasing plastic swimming pools and setting these up on city streets in the barrios for the enjoyment of young children.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)