The Year Before TROME Pt. 1

Dec 14th - Dec 20th, 2019 Reports

TROME week one is Tiffany Dover Week, Dec. 14th - 20th, 2020.

What did the year before that look like? I’m going to apply the same methodology I use for the all the other TROME reports, but for full 7-day weeks instead of the 2 or 3 or 5 day formats I’ve experimented with. So hopefully this exercise will provide pretty accurate snapshot of what “medical emergency” reporting looked like before the age of TROME. I’m really looking forward to it and I have to say that so far it’s pretty much been what I expected it would be — a little on the lean side, actually. A week in TROME tends to yield numbers of stories in the dozens — the mid-30’s is probably a general average, although I haven’t actually checked. This week we find 5 stories. The other weeks I’ve looked at pre-TROME have had less than that.

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#1 Toddler Evacuated From Disney Cruise Ship After Suffering Medical Emergency
Source: newsweek.com

‘A 13-month-old girl had to be evacuated from a Disney Cruise Line vessel earlier this week after experiencing a medical emergency, rescue officials say.’

‘Crew members on the ship, the Disney Fantasy, contacted a Coast Guard station at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday to request medevac assistance for the child, who suffered an emergency as the cruise liner was approximately 34 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico.’

‘The toddler, an American citizen, needed immediate medical attention ashore—but it remains unknown what issue she suffered, WPTV reported.’

#2 Raymore-Peculiar High School teacher dies after medical emergency at school
Source: kansascity.com

‘A Raymore-Peculiar High School teacher died after suffering from a medical emergency at the school Thursday morning, according a statement from the school district.’

‘Deborah Hale had experienced a medical emergency before classes started, the district’s statement said. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.’

#3 Riviera Beach officer dies from medical emergency
Source: wpbf.com

‘The Riviera Beach Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Derrick Jackson who passed away Saturday morning from a medical emergency.’

#4 Five Finger Death Punch postponed Des Moines concert for a medical emergency
Source: desmoinesregister.com

‘Five Finger Death Punch postponed its performance at Wells Fargo Arena on Friday because guitarist Jason Hook had emergency gallbladder surgery.’

#5 4-year-old honored for saving mothers life during medical emergency
Source: newjersey.news12.com

‘A 4-year-old girl’s quick thinking is being credited for saving her mother’s life during a medical emergency.’

‘Isla Glaser called 911 when her mother Haley collapsed in the kitchen.’

‘Haley had collapsed due to a bacterial infection.’

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And that’s a wrap.