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Originally Posted by The Reaper
How much fuel does a hospital generator have on hand, and what do people do when that runs out?
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I was in Cleveland during the 2003 blackout. What made things worse in Cleveland is the water safety system failed so there was no potable/sanitary water in the whole city for over a week. I can't speak to the generator fuel supply, but we had power through the day. The lack of water was crippling to the hospital. All elective surgeries and appointments got cancelled and surgeons were either 1) scrubbing in using bottles of sterile water, or 2) not washing their hands and double-gloving with sterile gloves. The hospital lost quite a bit of revenue for that week.
I don't think the hospital would've made it more than 5-7 days. It would be worse in a SHTF scenario where there are mass casualties from the initial incident then second and third waves of injuries/illnesses from the resulting chaos.
My $.02...
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