EVERETT — Besides the two who died Friday at Marysville Pilchuck High School, four students were critically wounded by gunshots.
Two girls and a boy suffered serious head wounds, and a second boy was shot in the jaw.
All four were transported by ambulances to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, a Level II trauma center, where 20 physicians were prepared for their arrival, including eight surgeons.
Hospital officials here did not identify the wounded girls at the request of family members, but a relative and a spokeswoman at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle identified the two boys. Some details about their treatment:
Andrew Fryberg, 15, had a gunshot wound to his head. He underwent surgery after arriving at Providence. After he was stabilized, he was flown by helicopter to Harborview, where he was in critical condition late Friday.
The two girls, ages undisclosed, also had head wounds and were in surgery for several hours. They, too, were in critical condition late Friday.
One of the girls had a second surgery to stop bleeding and reduce swelling in her head, a need that doctors said was not unexpected.
Nate Hatch, 14, had a gunshot wound to the jaw and was initially taken to Providence but was immediately diverted to Harborview.
Providence doctors at that point did not know if more patients were incoming, and Nate was deemed a less-serious case who could be transferred. He was in serious condition.
Despite the hospital’s practiced response to the event, it was a long day for staffers. Said Dr. Joanne Roberts, the chief medical officer at Providence: “We will all go home tonight and cry.”
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