Talk:Hyatt Regency walkway collapse

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[edit] Tweaks

Removed assertion that rod would have to have been threaded over a great distance, this assumes constant diameter. It's still there s a possibility, Removed assertion that nut and washer couldn't hold those loads a priori , clearly they almost held double the expected load. If I'm wrong, as always - change it. Rich Farmbrough 23:59, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Hyatt Regency walkway collapse/Crediting Heroes

Among the heroic efforts the night of the Hyatt Regency walkway collapse were those of doctors attending a Radiology convention who happened to be dining at the hotel. As a secretary for the Radiology Film division of Eastman Kodak in Houston, Texas, I was on the phone constantly the morning after the tragedy. Sales reps from Eastman Kodak in Houston were attending the convention, showing doctors new film technology, and dining with them at the hotel that night. Because so many doctors were at the hotel, medical assistance began immediately to the victims. The efforts by the radiologists and the coordination of medical help by the Eastman Kodak sales representatives were integral to the survival of victims and treatment of those injured. The fact that many of the doctors and sales representatives had crossed the walkway moments earlier was a haunting reality.