As soon as we got them, we lost a few right away for their wounds were just too great, ... But out of 12 people that night, we saved nine.
I don't think people are happy with additional fees. It's just another few bucks that they can give to the District of Columbia, and that's never ever well-received.
In some neighborhoods, pay phones always seem to be broken. It hurts poor people the worst. There are still many people in this city who cannot afford phone service, period. Public pay phones are an absolute essential for a lot of people.
We had 12 people show up on a medevac chopper that were anywhere from walking wounded to critical condition,