The psychological impact of the October 1 shooting five years ago will never be fully measured.

State officials are creating a task force to study how often traffic tickets are reduced for parking violations in court, after a Review-Journal investigation shows hundreds of thousands were reduced, including serious violations.

State officials are creating a task force to study how frequently traffic tickets are reduced to parking violations in court, following a Review-Journal investigation showing hundreds of thousands were reduced, even for serious offenses.

October 1, 2017, became America’s deadliest mass shooting in modern history at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival across the Las Vegas strip from Mandalay Bay. Fifty-eight people died late Sunday evening, and more than 800 were injured.

Clinicians who responded to six recent mass shooting events recommended eight best practices hospitals should adhere to when responding to these tragic events in the future. Their guidance included recommendations for rapid patient triaging, communication with on-site medics and family reunification.

There are new recommendations for hospitals to help them be better prepared to respond to mass shootings after a study looked at Las Vegas’ response to the 1 October massacre.

Dr. Deborah Kuhls, a trauma surgeon, was nearing the end of a 12-hour shift at University Medical Center (UMC) when she heard on the hospital radio that there had been a shooting on the Strip and that she had to wait five and 10 patients. She then went from 10 to 20 patients. Minutes later, her instruction was to prepare for between 50 and 100 patients.

Trauma surgeon Dr. Deborah Kuhls was nearing the end of a 12-hour shift at University Medical Center when she heard over the hospital radio there had been a shooting on the Strip and to expect five to 10 patients. Then it was 10 to 20 patients. Minutes later, the guidance was to prepare for 50 to 100 patients.