EMERGENCY! Inside a Trauma Center Photo Gallery by Macastat at pbase.com

EMERGENCY! Inside a Trauma Center

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Moments at an American inner-city trauma center... Between The Trauma Alerts

My Book, Hands Upon the Dying
available at: www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/531305
It is my intent to show a somewhat tangential view of the Emergency Department - one which captures candid moments, without suggesting glamour or passing judgment.

The sea of humanity that floods most urban EDs across the country, contuses the soul of our collective consciousness... how do we allow the degree of hopelessness among millions of humans fester unchecked, amidst the beautiful rolling fields of American wealth, power and global influence?

The pure spirit of our people must harmonize and evolve... the direction of willful change guided by the anticipated effect our actions leave on our children, five generations from now. Regardless of the religious specifics we cherish with gentle hands, when our lasting creations, anoint the souls of distant infants with peace, love and comfort from suffering, we are eternal... our toil insuring the cycle propagates endlessly. I can think of few greater purposes.

Of course, for patient privacy, any potential identifier has been removed, including all dates. Feedback is most welcome and appreciated. Also, please vote if you like what you see. Should anyone like a photo removed (or otherwise want to send me a private message), kindly email me

OPTION: browse gallery to this soundtrack, recorded in the ED (turn up system volume / click link twice) .... WATCH THE SHORT FILM...My website portal: : macaSTAT.com
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View the Original short film
farewell to mayhem
difficult procedure
unfamiliar

monitoring myself - a self portrait
what a moment teaches
Tape on her Shoe
Chicago Fire Ambulance 23

reflections of life in a city
"Well, In my opinion..."
meticulous
Hooked

intant review
everyone seeks help eventually
lines parallel
friendly interactions between humans

heed the signs or go another way
Personal Digital Assistant
Por la segurida de nuestros pacientes...
save a life

toy ambulance and cylinder
good thinking
..."And then what happened?"...
Juan - Nurse/Paramedic-In-Charge

A L L E L S E W I L L B E R E M O V E D
"don't /ing sneak up on me, man!" $preparation for the impending\$
preparation for the impending\
Hey, cool camera!

psychotic and 250 pounds!
trying HARD not to listen
29 of 30 calls made today
Armitage, Graced by Snow

Afterwords, following several incidents
multinational belongings
...misery, chaos, joy, relief, absurdity, hate, gratitude...
paraphernalia I

paraphernalia II
use once and destroy
Incoming patient Pregnant Fall
big game in the break room

brain hemorrhage
charting, always charting
decision to operate
off duty

you... do not have strep
take in the story
flat line
Clowning

discussions I
discussions II
understaffed
Presenting a case

three listening
Xray of shattered femur
What a bullet does to bone
image of a dedicated ED nurse

label the specimen
Ahh, can you please help me clean....
bleed into a tumor
double checking the blood data

GSW Right Chest with hemothorax
Rays in Bed 5
Reviewing charting
GSW to leg and scrotum

leaves locked in ice
illuminated
five week live fetus
Hands

GSW right chest and abdomen
Chicago - Near Halsted & Wrightwood, looking south.
Dr. Heller gives genuine thanks
Awaiting Duty

Dicks
lending style points
difficult airway
fish

Yah, Sarge, I think he shot himself...
record keeping
proper timing of medications
tube

good tube
Taking Charge
Santa pretends not to listen
coming in Hot

rushing in
B r a i n s ?!
provocative pictures
9mm and hat

huddle
improperly fitting gown
After a long night shift II
assessment

Plan of attack
pieces of the car that came with the patient
Investigating major crash
nurse report

Clyborne and Racine 6:22am
Variations
Wisconsin Ave - Chicago Old Town
2 cops

Chooch
Kicking Back
En route to the hospital
waiting room through glass

Copying Chart for Transfer
along the station
checking blood sugar
BIOHAZARD!

mischievous
Hip Dislocation
Practice finding the IJ
The Art of Medicine becomes more Digital

stomach
Beaten Run over
Urine Tubing Chewed In Half
confiscated

Image Through Window: A Rainbow Emanates from Frank
dime deep in a nose
antenna and crack pipe
Dr Paulina gets a bird house from the Public Market

1
right there - a missile path
10
working

what?
paperclip part in gullet
mayo packet
toothbrush

things removed
Bullet in Knee on CT
Feeling Lucky?
George

CPD tactical meeting
charting the trauma
Bullet to Auto and Aorta I
Bullet to Auto and Aorta II

Skyscraper Sky
Demonstration
joy
call from 451 (the boss)

glowing
why don't we....
examine a good shot
talk of transitions

10
Alberto ponders
sign out
love

running laps
intently?
guarding the chart
researcher

finding humor
assimilation
incident
nearing a fork in the trail

pollen
interrupted affixing
Kimono!
situation in bed 7

Vault Items
Screw-head rescued from nose
Screw-head rescued from nose X-ray
an offer of flowers

intubation meds
meeting the medics
Awaiting the Trauma
proper handling of evidence

curvy cleaning
fluid of the spine
gown and roses
Carbonaceous Sputum

rest
self sonography
slightly inappropriate fun
drawing a caricature

Armitage and Elston 8pm
DOA
thoracotomy
Doggie Dog Chicken

piercing
spacecraft in the town park
nickle
bullet

bullet at you
ankel ankel ankle
Lady in Blue... CPD Homicide!
Brass Knuckles

Accounting
Back from CT
Shades of Taal and Mount Macolot
worthy crutch

Bling Bling
Clinic under dark skies
grill in yo face!
three expressions

contoured clouds
glass in flesh
After a hard Cough
Jovial

Ambulance in Rain
esophageal Rupture
overlook in Reserve
Cafeteria Grill

Checking out
Blood Culture Prizewinner
Relic on Mount Macolot
Reconciliation

Shattered by Speed
Deceased
massive internal bleeding
serious

illuminated
looking at cops
roses for the infirmed
untitled

pneumothorax
conversation over cot
blood smear
moon over tower

engaging
taking direction
heart and head
learning

Green Dolphin Street, Chicago
with intense interest
The Smile
Traffic Stop

Surgical Resident Early Fatigue
Replacement
percutaneous
welding mask

wet floors
full waiting room
drain to nowhere
Helium-Oxygen Mix: compressed gas

mask of unknown origin
leftover bites tell a story
Acetadote: Intravenous N-acetyl cysteine
to the cutting place

hwaaahh
credit check
Sinai Chicago Police Detail
repair of reflex hammer

successful repair of reflex hammer
Colds Cuts and Razor
duel diligence
Pressed Leaves

mother and child
learn to knit
failed regulators
Sever the Steinmann Pin

Drilling Through Bone
Steinmann choke up
cardiac
Halloween 2005

watching the madness
into the abyss of eternal sleep
lung windows
Phylis' Request

abandoned
Enema and Strong Coffee
typing at 6:41am

gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Gibson 1966 ES 120T, Out of Place
Gibson Case
Early Blizzard

two color shoe
Moment of Passing
Berto in a Body Bag
annoyed with my antics

fruit for later consumption
Ch'i Cultivating
The Dismantling of Ogden Courts
Mask Hat

Ice curve
tombstone
Heroin Needle in Abscess
renegade cop

standing alone
Intense Inspection
Delia
Restraint

Haldol and Ativan
Having Survived the Violence
Death is Declared
book

Puzzle Pieces
Infectious Contentious
peppery
hand impression

Asian Beef
Waiting for call to end
Unheeded call Light
waiting to cut

Tumbleweed in Chicago
admiration
ID
into the scanner

window
tubes
to place a tube in your throat
happy customer 2

big pen
urinal vessel
CFD bedside manner
Endless Lists

Attend to Infected Pin
work curve
pizza
shine

unsuccessful success
charting for the lawyers
where did i get lost?
prayer

26
Caught Viewing
ventilate in darkness
357 That Hasn't

frustration
fx at apex
bend
shadow comes luminescence // and now: 2007

transition
* J E S U S *
possessionless
2too

ventana
kitten rescue
consequential conversation
dialysis

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DurYel 19-Apr-2010 15:44
Wow, your trauma center is very different and far advanced compared to ours here in the Philippines. Would love to someday work in a hospital like that. Anyway nice work on the pics, each pic really tells it's story and if I may say, you really captured the moment. Being a trauma nurse is a really fulfilling experience. Proud to be an ER Trauma Nurse.

Rodel Garcia 30-Oct-2009 15:42
what a brilliant gallery. I don't believe it's the camera, but it's the hands behind the camera for having these magnificent images depicting life in ER/Trauma. I remember the day when you called for retrograde intubation, my first experience and to this date my last.Nice to hear you're back in Wisconsin...keep up the good deeds.

Rodel Garcia
Austn, Texas

Guest 19-Sep-2008 00:29
I like your sens of humour. That's a big contrast between your hard job .
You know how to put happiness where it's not.
(Sorry for my English).

Long Bach Nguyen 21-Apr-2008 23:50
great documentary of your daily life in Trauma Center

Glenn Dean (Vatorman) 01-Sep-2007 16:39
What a great gallery - much better than the stuff TV tries to pass off. I really like your use of B&W; the context is maintained without the complete shock of real colours in such an environment.

Aries Chiu 26-Jul-2007 10:48
You have very good documentary skills! Photos are telling stories. Keep up.

Aries.

Juan Lopez de Victoria MD 22-Jul-2007 21:35
Tony, It's been a year and change and now I get to look back at this images which bring back incredible memories. It's 5 years of live action standing still on pictures. Thank you.

Guest 21-May-2007 22:08
Outstanding documentary gallery - voted

Tumbleweedboy 19-May-2007 13:30
Nicely laid out! You have an eye for capturing images of people in varying circumstances. Hope this finds you spiritually, mentally, & physically well--pat

Guest 16-Mar-2007 22:04
One of the best insight photography on pbase!!! Mac

Guest 05-Mar-2007 23:25
Great images!

Guest 16-Feb-2007 11:35
excellent gallery!!! VVV!

Guest 24-Jan-2007 20:38
great work - v

Jen, Spartanburg SC 30-Aug-2006 16:18
As a 12yr ER, RN vet, I have to say each one of your pictures brought back memories of a place I've lived and loved. Thank you so much for really seeing this life.

Mike Foley 30-Aug-2006 05:39
Tony: Nice work on the website. Wish you were at St. Mary's in Madison finding more "captured moments" in emergency medicine.

B 05-Apr-2006 04:02
the drama in the trauma....Bring it on! Great stuff

Will Evans 09-Mar-2006 19:49
Fantastic gallery. I was a frequent visitor to ER's in my younger years and saw only the tip of the iceberg which you show here. Keep up the great postings.

Guest 03-Mar-2006 23:29
As a 911 Dispatcher, I can appreciate the emergency aspect. Excellent job! Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.

Guest 01-Mar-2006 04:26
Very different type of gallery. Eye opener.

Mike Stobbs 27-Feb-2006 22:08
This is a great gallery!!! keep up the super work....WOW...Mike

Guest 27-Feb-2006 22:08
What a excellent gallery! Mac Uk

Richard Calmes 25-Feb-2006 02:03
This is a remarkable gallery! Full of every emotion!

Erica 28-Jan-2006 18:49
Wow. You manage to capture the essence and the soul of emergency medicine. Very moving.

Alfred Yu 23-Jan-2006 08:30
Hi Tony,
great to see your pic from EM News, and thanks for sharing pics at your website.
I was one of your med students back in the day, trained at Cook County and now practicing at Simi Valley Hospital, CA. Thanks for the memories.

A. Yu, MD CMS class of 2000

Gayle (fratmom) 11-Jan-2006 21:59
after weeks of reading your blog, i've just now discovered this gallery. I'm so moved by your talent and perspectiveAF

Mark Mueller 29-Nov-2005 14:55
After 5 years of working with you and seeing this day in and out it is amazing to see it again after being away for 6 months...This time feeling something....anything.
Thanks, Mark

Guest 05-Oct-2005 10:29
This requires serious skill. Fantastic stuff.

Graham Tomlin 04-Sep-2005 05:32
good gallery

Webman06 21-Aug-2005 08:56
This is serious stuff, nothing compared to "ER". Great photojournalism.

SuSu 16-Aug-2005 17:04
Thank you. Your efforts at "removing [your] shell", sharing your experience, and documenting what you see, are appreciated.

fylisrn 09-Aug-2005 22:38
Tony,oh my god .this is a great gallery.The pictures spoke a thousand words.I really miss working with you guys.I miss the blood ,sweat,tears and teamwork.i really hope you keep adding.(hey ,where is my picture?).

Macastat 26-Jul-2005 06:51
Amarjit,
I really appreciate the comments you left, and their meaning... I completely agree. I have dedicated my life to removing my shell, hopefully inspiring a few others to do the same along the way.

amarjit 25-Jul-2005 20:20
Tony, I've worked with you so long and recently became aware of this deep introspective side the side that makes each of us an individual, we have couples, colleagues, a sea of humanity and how litle we know about each other or even dare for fear we are invading someone's privacy so we have human beings bahaving as shells, treated as 'shells' and ultimately becoming shells.

misty_miss 21-Jul-2005 07:19
OMG...the things u find in PEOPLE!!! *shakes head*

o btw, because i watch CSI, i have been educated - GSW = gun shot wound. YAY!!!
so clever! ;p heh.

cristy 11-Jul-2005 23:28
hi tony,
i'm in the phil rigth now,my sister who just became a nurse keep asking me about my work,what better way to show her than to show your gallery,she now have a vivid picture of what we do. She does photo too and she said what an amazing pix you got!!!!
keep your cool.

Guest 06-Jul-2005 12:47
Spent 10 years in an inner city trauma ED in Charlotte. Thanks for sharing...

stephanie valdez 07-Jun-2005 06:03
these are the best pictures...i've worked in an er for ten years as a er tech, when i showed my husband these pictures, i said, " heres my job every picture is acurate, and thats how every day is." my favorite is the picture of street lights after a long shift.
i feel that way every night on my way home....beautiful work....you do need to include, next time, the typical drunk bum, on fri night after payday, naked, with only a diaper on.......we like to send those guys to jail that way...we throw away thier urine soaked cloths...the cops love it............thanks for putting our job into pictures, much regards fellow er employee from california....steph

Paul Teixeira 11-May-2005 21:27
Liked this series a lot. Nice documentary work here.

Best regards,
Paul Teixeira

Todd Bennett 11-Apr-2005 21:59
Wow what a gallery. Great job. Different from everyday photos but very interesting to me. I wouldn't mind walking around a hospital and taking photos like that.
Thanks for your comments on my photos and thanks for posting yours.

Gregory 07-Apr-2005 16:20
My pulse increased slightly as I viewed and imagined the possible ER scenarios.

Guest 07-Apr-2005 14:26
Wow.... It is amazing how this guy´s knowledge can turn somebody who had a terrible accident or did something really wrong into a fully functional person. The power of healing here is astonishing. Great gallery. This kind of things amazed me.

gleb 07-Apr-2005 03:36
B&W work excellently for this photojournalistic-style gallery. Dramatic images + compositions. Voted.

Guest 29-Mar-2005 04:31
I was an ER nurse for 13 years until last Summer. These photos bring back emotions reminding me what I miss about the ER.

And...really nice photographs.

Heather Sweeney 25-Mar-2005 13:28
This is an interesting perspective on a place I prefer not to visit that often.
Thanks for the peek into your world & the help you all provide when we need it.

James Costin 19-Mar-2005 17:38
I love the work! I wish I'd had a camera with me the years I spent riding EMS. Great images. Black and white does these so much more justice than color could ever hope to!

Peter Chou 31-Dec-2004 06:14
Outstanding work! You have captured the tension during a resuscitation! Thanks for viewing my gallery!

Elizabeth Allen 23-Dec-2004 21:31
Very nice. I've been in a Level 1 trauma center for 8 years, and these photos really capture the feel. The photo of the floor of the trauma room, after everyone has left, is one I've thought of taking many times.

Guest 16-Dec-2004 15:51
great gallery..

chris
nyc

sheila 15-Nov-2004 19:26
What a great idea Tony! Enjoyed the photos and look forward to more!! The west side is the best side......Sheila

Josy's Pics 05-Nov-2004 13:16
Great gallery... amazing pictures, very dramatic... keep it up.

Macastat 30-Oct-2004 00:59
Thank you, I am glad you found the gallery interesting and that my intent is apparent. I hope to keep posting shots from most shifts I work.

virginiacoastline 29-Oct-2004 23:52
excellent gallery . . we don't usually get to see this side of the ER . . all most of us know is what we see on TV . . this is cool. Hope you'll keep adding. I'll be back to check it out =]

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View the Original short film	farewell to mayhem	difficult procedure	unfamiliar
monitoring myself - a self portrait	what a moment teaches	Tape on her Shoe	Chicago Fire Ambulance 23
reflections of life in a city	"Well, In my opinion..."	meticulous	Hooked
intant review	everyone seeks help eventually	lines parallel	friendly interactions between humans
heed the signs or go another way	Personal Digital Assistant	Por la segurida de nuestros pacientes...	save a life
toy ambulance and cylinder	good thinking	..."And then what happened?"...	Juan - Nurse/Paramedic-In-Charge
A L L E L S E W I L L B E R E M O V E D	"don't /ing sneak up on me, man!"	$preparation for the impending\$ preparation for the impending\	Hey, cool camera!
psychotic and 250 pounds!	trying HARD not to listen	29 of 30 calls made today	Armitage, Graced by Snow
Afterwords, following several incidents	multinational belongings	...misery, chaos, joy, relief, absurdity, hate, gratitude...	paraphernalia I
paraphernalia II	use once and destroy	Incoming patient Pregnant Fall	big game in the break room
brain hemorrhage	charting, always charting	decision to operate	off duty
you... do not have strep	take in the story	flat line	Clowning
discussions I	discussions II	understaffed	Presenting a case
three listening	Xray of shattered femur	What a bullet does to bone	image of a dedicated ED nurse
label the specimen	Ahh, can you please help me clean....	bleed into a tumor	double checking the blood data
GSW Right Chest with hemothorax	Rays in Bed 5	Reviewing charting	GSW to leg and scrotum
leaves locked in ice	illuminated	five week live fetus	Hands
GSW right chest and abdomen	Chicago - Near Halsted & Wrightwood, looking south.	Dr. Heller gives genuine thanks	Awaiting Duty
Dicks	lending style points	difficult airway	fish
Yah, Sarge, I think he shot himself...	record keeping	proper timing of medications	tube
good tube	Taking Charge	Santa pretends not to listen	coming in Hot
rushing in	B r a i n s ?!	provocative pictures	9mm and hat
huddle	improperly fitting gown	After a long night shift II	assessment
Plan of attack	pieces of the car that came with the patient	Investigating major crash	nurse report
Clyborne and Racine 6:22am	Variations	Wisconsin Ave - Chicago Old Town	2 cops
Chooch	Kicking Back	En route to the hospital	waiting room through glass
Copying Chart for Transfer	along the station	checking blood sugar	BIOHAZARD!
mischievous	Hip Dislocation	Practice finding the IJ	The Art of Medicine becomes more Digital
stomach	Beaten Run over	Urine Tubing Chewed In Half	confiscated
Image Through Window: A Rainbow Emanates from Frank	dime deep in a nose	antenna and crack pipe	Dr Paulina gets a bird house from the Public Market
1	right there - a missile path	10	working
what?	paperclip part in gullet	mayo packet	toothbrush
things removed	Bullet in Knee on CT	Feeling Lucky?	George
CPD tactical meeting	charting the trauma	Bullet to Auto and Aorta I	Bullet to Auto and Aorta II
Skyscraper Sky	Demonstration	joy	call from 451 (the boss)
glowing	why don't we....	examine a good shot	talk of transitions
10	Alberto ponders	sign out	love
running laps	intently?	guarding the chart	researcher
finding humor	assimilation	incident	nearing a fork in the trail
pollen	interrupted affixing	Kimono!	situation in bed 7
Vault Items	Screw-head rescued from nose	Screw-head rescued from nose X-ray	an offer of flowers
intubation meds	meeting the medics	Awaiting the Trauma	proper handling of evidence
curvy cleaning	fluid of the spine	gown and roses	Carbonaceous Sputum
rest	self sonography	slightly inappropriate fun	drawing a caricature
Armitage and Elston 8pm	DOA	thoracotomy	Doggie Dog Chicken
piercing	spacecraft in the town park	nickle	bullet
bullet at you	ankel ankel ankle	Lady in Blue... CPD Homicide!	Brass Knuckles
Accounting	Back from CT	Shades of Taal and Mount Macolot	worthy crutch
Bling Bling	Clinic under dark skies	grill in yo face!	three expressions
contoured clouds	glass in flesh	After a hard Cough	Jovial
Ambulance in Rain	esophageal Rupture	overlook in Reserve	Cafeteria Grill
Checking out	Blood Culture Prizewinner	Relic on Mount Macolot	Reconciliation
Shattered by Speed	Deceased	massive internal bleeding	serious
illuminated	looking at cops	roses for the infirmed	untitled
pneumothorax	conversation over cot	blood smear	moon over tower
engaging	taking direction	heart and head	learning
Green Dolphin Street, Chicago	with intense interest	The Smile	Traffic Stop
Surgical Resident Early Fatigue	Replacement	percutaneous	welding mask
wet floors	full waiting room	drain to nowhere	Helium-Oxygen Mix: compressed gas
mask of unknown origin	leftover bites tell a story	Acetadote: Intravenous N-acetyl cysteine	to the cutting place
hwaaahh	credit check	Sinai Chicago Police Detail	repair of reflex hammer
successful repair of reflex hammer	Colds Cuts and Razor	duel diligence	Pressed Leaves
mother and child	learn to knit	failed regulators	Sever the Steinmann Pin
Drilling Through Bone	Steinmann choke up	cardiac	Halloween 2005
watching the madness	into the abyss of eternal sleep	lung windows	Phylis' Request
abandoned	Enema and Strong Coffee	typing at 6:41am
gastrointestinal hemorrhage	Gibson 1966 ES 120T, Out of Place	Gibson Case	Early Blizzard
two color shoe	Moment of Passing	Berto in a Body Bag	annoyed with my antics
fruit for later consumption	Ch'i Cultivating	The Dismantling of Ogden Courts	Mask Hat
Ice curve	tombstone	Heroin Needle in Abscess	renegade cop
standing alone	Intense Inspection	Delia	Restraint
Haldol and Ativan	Having Survived the Violence	Death is Declared	book
Puzzle Pieces	Infectious Contentious	peppery	hand impression
Asian Beef	Waiting for call to end	Unheeded call Light	waiting to cut
Tumbleweed in Chicago	admiration	ID	into the scanner
window	tubes	to place a tube in your throat	happy customer 2
big pen	urinal vessel	CFD bedside manner	Endless Lists
Attend to Infected Pin	work curve	pizza	shine
unsuccessful success	charting for the lawyers	where did i get lost?	prayer
26	Caught Viewing	ventilate in darkness	357 That Hasn't
frustration	fx at apex	bend	shadow comes luminescence // and now: 2007
transition	* J E S U S *	possessionless	2too
ventana	kitten rescue	consequential conversation	dialysis
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DurYel		19-Apr-2010 15:44
Wow, your trauma center is very different and far advanced compared to ours here in the Philippines. Would love to someday work in a hospital like that. Anyway nice work on the pics, each pic really tells it's story and if I may say, you really captured the moment. Being a trauma nurse is a really fulfilling experience. Proud to be an ER Trauma Nurse.

Rodel Garcia		30-Oct-2009 15:42
what a brilliant gallery. I don't believe it's the camera, but it's the hands behind the camera for having these magnificent images depicting life in ER/Trauma. I remember the day when you called for retrograde intubation, my first experience and to this date my last.Nice to hear you're back in Wisconsin...keep up the good deeds. Rodel Garcia Austn, Texas

Guest		19-Sep-2008 00:29
I like your sens of humour. That's a big contrast between your hard job . You know how to put happiness where it's not. (Sorry for my English).

Long Bach Nguyen		21-Apr-2008 23:50
great documentary of your daily life in Trauma Center

Glenn Dean (Vatorman)		01-Sep-2007 16:39
What a great gallery - much better than the stuff TV tries to pass off. I really like your use of B&W; the context is maintained without the complete shock of real colours in such an environment.

Aries Chiu		26-Jul-2007 10:48
You have very good documentary skills! Photos are telling stories. Keep up. Aries.

Juan Lopez de Victoria MD		22-Jul-2007 21:35
Tony, It's been a year and change and now I get to look back at this images which bring back incredible memories. It's 5 years of live action standing still on pictures. Thank you.

Guest		21-May-2007 22:08
Outstanding documentary gallery - voted

Tumbleweedboy		19-May-2007 13:30
Nicely laid out! You have an eye for capturing images of people in varying circumstances. Hope this finds you spiritually, mentally, & physically well--pat

Guest		16-Mar-2007 22:04
One of the best insight photography on pbase!!! Mac

Jen, Spartanburg SC		30-Aug-2006 16:18
As a 12yr ER, RN vet, I have to say each one of your pictures brought back memories of a place I've lived and loved. Thank you so much for really seeing this life.

Mike Foley		30-Aug-2006 05:39
Tony: Nice work on the website. Wish you were at St. Mary's in Madison finding more "captured moments" in emergency medicine.

B		05-Apr-2006 04:02
the drama in the trauma....Bring it on! Great stuff

Will Evans		09-Mar-2006 19:49
Fantastic gallery. I was a frequent visitor to ER's in my younger years and saw only the tip of the iceberg which you show here. Keep up the great postings.

Guest		03-Mar-2006 23:29
As a 911 Dispatcher, I can appreciate the emergency aspect. Excellent job! Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.

Guest		01-Mar-2006 04:26
Very different type of gallery. Eye opener.

Mike Stobbs		27-Feb-2006 22:08
This is a great gallery!!! keep up the super work....WOW...Mike

Richard Calmes		25-Feb-2006 02:03
This is a remarkable gallery! Full of every emotion!

Erica		28-Jan-2006 18:49
Wow. You manage to capture the essence and the soul of emergency medicine. Very moving.

Alfred Yu		23-Jan-2006 08:30
Hi Tony, great to see your pic from EM News, and thanks for sharing pics at your website. I was one of your med students back in the day, trained at Cook County and now practicing at Simi Valley Hospital, CA. Thanks for the memories. A. Yu, MD CMS class of 2000

Gayle (fratmom)		11-Jan-2006 21:59
after weeks of reading your blog, i've just now discovered this gallery. I'm so moved by your talent and perspectiveAF

Mark Mueller		29-Nov-2005 14:55
After 5 years of working with you and seeing this day in and out it is amazing to see it again after being away for 6 months...This time feeling something....anything. Thanks, Mark

Guest		05-Oct-2005 10:29
This requires serious skill. Fantastic stuff.

Webman06		21-Aug-2005 08:56
This is serious stuff, nothing compared to "ER". Great photojournalism.

SuSu		16-Aug-2005 17:04
Thank you. Your efforts at "removing [your] shell", sharing your experience, and documenting what you see, are appreciated.

fylisrn		09-Aug-2005 22:38
Tony,oh my god .this is a great gallery.The pictures spoke a thousand words.I really miss working with you guys.I miss the blood ,sweat,tears and teamwork.i really hope you keep adding.(hey ,where is my picture?).

Macastat		26-Jul-2005 06:51
Amarjit, I really appreciate the comments you left, and their meaning... I completely agree. I have dedicated my life to removing my shell, hopefully inspiring a few others to do the same along the way.

amarjit		25-Jul-2005 20:20
Tony, I've worked with you so long and recently became aware of this deep introspective side the side that makes each of us an individual, we have couples, colleagues, a sea of humanity and how litle we know about each other or even dare for fear we are invading someone's privacy so we have human beings bahaving as shells, treated as 'shells' and ultimately becoming shells.