One doctor’s wish list for Tennessee’s special legislative session

Published by the Tennessee Lookout, Commentator Dr. Katrina Green

Mass shootings have become such a frequent occurrence in the U.S. that many of us have become numb to seeing news about them almost daily. But when one occurs in your town and affects people you know, it hits you differently. 

The shooting  at the Covenant School in Nashville on March 27 has affected both me and the community deeply. The collective sense of security and safety was shattered for so many parents, teachers and children that day. 

I was getting ready to head into work at a Nashville hospital that morning when the colleague I was about to relieve texted me that there was a mass casualty event with several reported fatalities. I drove into work that day with fear in my gut and a heaviness in my heart. Our hospital is not a trauma center but we stood ready to receive any patients that would need to be diverted should the level 1 and 2 trauma centers become overwhelmed.