Turn on morning joe, they're talking to a neurosurgeon and shes giving good info

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about possible brain damage, etc

on edit: segment is over. She basically said had the bullet been an inch lower she would likely be dead, and if it had gone through the brain at a slightly different angle she would likely be dead too. Also said the fact that she's only 40 helps her very much because her brain is still developing (as opposed to someone 60+ where the brain has shrunk).

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1. k/r

[pinboy3niner]

2. It was some of the best information I've seen on-air

That was Dr. Nancy Snyderman, who gave a very knowledgeable explanation of the current situation and what lies ahead for Rep. Giffords. Obviously still speculative at this point, but very informative.

She also made the case for the importance of maintaining our trauma centers in the U.S., saying, "This is concrete battlefield medicine for the civilian population at its best."

Note that Giffords' brain surgeon developed his expertise in trauma medicine in the military, both in training and in treating battle casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Gabrielle Giffords shooting: Battlefields prepared surgeon
by Ken Alltucker - Jan. 10, 2011 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

Dr. Peter Rhee was on his once-a-week jog Saturday morning when he got the call.

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A lone gunman with a Glock 9mm pistol sprayed shots at a strip mall north of Tucson, leaving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords gravely wounded, U.S. District Judge John Roll and five others dead, and more than a dozen victims wounded.

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Certainly, Rhee has seen worse. In late 2001, he was among the initial troops at Camp Rhino Afghanistan, and he patched up hundreds of badly wounded soldiers during some of the darkest days of the Iraq war.

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Most of Rhee's early medical training came from the military. His medical degree is from the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. He completed medical training at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego.

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"I never thought I would experience something like this in my own backyard," Rhee said.

Read more:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2011/01/10/20110110gabrielle-giffords-arizona-shooting-surgeon.html#ixzz1AcXpvhhw