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"Aftershock" Notes, 60 Minutes, 11/13/05


The quick notes below were an attempt to capture main names and key themes mentioned in the story to allow volunteer coordinators to best use this information to perhaps:

1. Reach out and support/thank those that are helping.
2. Identify and focus on what items that region still needs and perhaps direct efforts away from other items that not being used.
3. Use as reference/talking points to companies/organizations that may have also seen the report and might want to now offer aid/assistance.

Just my personal notes and opinions. Please use/distribute as you best see fit.

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"AFTERSHOCK"
Aired on CBS, Sunday, November 13, 2005
60 Minutes Correspondent Bob Simon traveled to a remote valley in Pakistan to get a first-hand look at the devastation, and met a group of extraordinary New York City paramedics who are saving lives under extreme conditions. www.cbsnews.com

ADDRESS:
60 Minutes
524 West 57th St.
New York, NY 10019 www.cbsnews.com
EMAIL: [email protected]
PHONE: (212) 975-3247
TRANSCRIPTS: 1-800-777-TEXT
VIDEOTAPES: 1-800-848-3256

Aftershock 60 Minutes Producers:
Michael H. Gavshon and Solly Granatstein

Solly Granatstein
(Contact information not confirmed, based on archive web search)
"60 Minutes"
CBS News London Bureau
+44 (0)20 7887 3066 Office
+44 (0)781 206 3066 Mobile
[email protected] or
[email protected]

Reporter's Notebook: Simon Video Clip: www.cbsnews.com sid=3415& title=Reporter

Aftershock Video Clip: www.cbsnews.com sid=3415& title=Aftershock& hitboxMLC=60minutes

Notes/Observations from News Report:
(Names mentioned not verified for correct spelling)
1. Food, Water, Medical Supplies (Anesthesia & Hypodermic Needles), Medical Care & Relief Workers still a shortage. Tons of clothing discarded by the roadside.
2. Donated clothing by the ton discarded.
3. 13 Team New York City Paramedics flew with no previous invitation. Went on their own.
4. Joe Connely, St. Vincent Hospital, Mid-Town Manhattan, Paramedic from New York City
5. Paramedics had no access to running water, no electricity. Performing triage and medical procedures by flashlight & no anesthesia.
6. Nick Lobel-Weiss works in New York and organized the 13 New York City Paramedic Team.
7. United States doing most to support relief efforts.
8. Seabees & MASH Unit sent by U.S. Military.
9. Steve Mooth, NYC Paramedic
10. NYC Medics Traveled from Jehlum to Katai?
11. Ruben Floes, NYC Paramedic
12. Performing surgical procedures with no anesthesia.
13. Carrying patients by hand. Did not have stretchers, wheelchairs, wheelbarrow, wagons or other suitable device to transport patients
14. Simple toys for children brought much needed smiles.
15. Nadeem, 18 month old boy, severely malnourished and dehydrated. Nadeem's Mother died of a heart attack after watching family home collapse and kill 10 other family members. Nadeem is recovering after NYC team assisted in reviving him with IV drip.
16. Mehnaz Bibi, 14 year old girl who had to be hand carried by two volunteers for helicopter evacuation was picked up at a later time after first helicopter did not land in that area. Note: every time two volunteers have to hand carry one patient a distance to an appropriate helicopter landing area, that was less time available for them to treat others. Suggest some type of wheeled transport be made available to help move patients to helicopter landing areas.
New York City Paramedics Website
(Also working with The Citizens Foundation) www.nycmedics.org
[email protected]

Donations:
NYC Medics
600 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10022
(866) 619-4690
 

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Login to find out (November 17, 2005 at 3:26am)
I posted a message regarding items my sister and I have collected for the earthquake. I mentioned how we were having trouble moving this stuff out of Vancouver and waqas72 mentioned your name - so here I am.

if you have any Ideas please let me know. following is a list of airlines who we have contacted.
PIA - not accepting
Air Canada - drop to Toronto (PIA office who is not accepting)
Gulf - get it to london and they will take it.
UAE - not returning calls
BA - helping in Montreal but not returning our calls

our items are Boxed and labeled. we have a total of 24 pallets which are organised (blankets together,sweaters together etc...)

as far as excess clothes in Pakistan are concerned - when we collected our clothes people donated shalwar kameez, jeans shirts etc.... we actually went through all of them and took out the mini skirts, club clothes and garbage. all our stuff is primo. could all those discarded clothes actually be unusable?
 
Login to find out (November 15, 2005 at 1:08pm)
Thanks for posting this info Atif. It's really important that we find out out what kind of help is actually needed at this time and constantly be updated about this info.

I had no idea they were getting an excess of clothes when what they really need more then anything is food, shelter & medicine!