Dr. Peter Fagenholz, a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, addressed the media Monday night with updates on the wounded taken there from the Boston Marathon explosions.
Along with comments on the conditions of the injured treated at Mass General, Fagenholz thanked people for their many blood donations and encouraged them to continue over the coming days and weeks, saying, "We are going to use a lot of blood with this incident and it will need to be replenished."
The most common serious injuries, he said, were combined lower extremity injuries, meaning bone, soft tissue and vascular injuries. Eight victims taken to Mass General were still in critical condition, he said, and they had conducted "several" amputations, although he couldn't give an exact number.
During the press conference, Fagenholz was faced with a barrage of questions, often with reporters interrupting him. One asked him if the experience of the day, which he said started at 8 a.m. and didn't stop until he "stopped to come talk to you," was tough on him.
"This is work," he said. "When this happens, we just go to work."
