The Nurse Who Was In The ER The Night Joey Bangs Was Shot: All The Cops are Robbers

 4.0 out of 5 stars The nurse who was in the ER that night.

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2017

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When I found out that there was a book about Joe Bangs, I had to get it. I am a registered nurse who happened to work in the emergency room at the hospital where Mr. Bangs went after the shooting. My recollections are quite a bit different than the book, but it was a good read anyway.

At any rate, it waa intense and episode that is burned into my memory.

We got a call saying there was a gunshot victim coming in. It was a little after 11pm at night. My sister in-law was the other nurse there that night. We both went into the trauma room to prepare for the patient coming in. Mr Bangs was accompanied by his girlfriend and some cops. He actually walked in. I remember that his girlfriend had tight leather pants on and had big Medford hair, as was the style back in the 80's. I think she was a strawberry blond. Mr Bangs got onto our trauma stretcher and lay back. I was getting an IV ready and had my back to the bed. 

My sister in-law strarted to remove his leather jacket. I will never forget her saying to me, "Oh (my name), shot gun!", as pellets were falling on the stretcher and the floor. She picked up a pellet and offered it to a Medford cop. I recall not feeling too safe myself, thinking that someone would come in to finish him off. When we got his clothes off, he had a large, impressive hole in the pectoral area of his right chest. He had another smaller (but still impressive) hole in his back. We were frankly surprised that he was able to talk and had stable vital signs. I clearly remember him taking off hs gold Rolex watch, and giving it to his girl friend. "Take the Rolex". I think she finally left after that.
In our ER at night, we had one doctor.This particular doctor was not even a surgeon. He was a gastroenterologist! Hw was moonlighting at night in the ER! We (my wife was also a nurse in another department, but came down to wait for me) put in a call for the chest surgeon on call. The gastroenterologist talked to them and they said they would be there in an hour! We would have transported him into Boston if he needed chest tubes and immediate surgery, but since he was stable, we knew we could wait for the surgeon.
We figured his jacket, and the angle in which he was shot saved him. I guess from what I read, he had cocaine in his system too , which is great for stopping bleeding. It was amazing to see such a big holes in his chest and back without anything more serious happening.

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Carmen Russo

5.0 out of 5 stars I have known him since he was on the Capital police and always said what a friendly and smart guy he is

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014

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I could not believe that Joey actually did these kind of things.I have known him since he was on the Capital police and always said what a friendly and smart guy he is. I really enjoyed knowing his other side. I think any one would enjoy the book they should make it into a movie.