Moore, OK – Hospitals Treat More Than 140 After Okla. Tornado

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    A man and two children walk through debris after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013. A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour (320 kph) flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.    REUTERS/Richard Rowe Moore, OK – Officials at two hospitals say they’ve been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City.

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    Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY’-ot) says nine of 57 patients who are being treated at the Integris Southwest Medical Center were listed in critical condition after Monday afternoon’s tornado. Nineteen were in serious condition and 29 were listed in fair or good condition.

    She said five of the patients were children who have since been treated and released.

    OU Medical Center spokesman Scott Coppenbarger says his hospital and a nearby children’s hospital are treating approximately 85 patients, including 65 children.

    He said those patients ranged from minor injuries to critical condition.


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