James Hooley testified as Boston EMS chief about triage and hospital transport after the Marathon bombings. He recalled 30 red-tagged patients and described 118 ambulance transports, explaining how urgent care and hospital assignments were coordinated.
WitnessBoston Emergency Medical Services
James Hooley
Chief of Boston Emergency Medical Services, the city's prehospital emergency care provider.
Appeared2015 Federal Trial
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James Hooley testified for the prosecution on Day 29 about the emergency medical response to the Marathon bombings. The Boston EMS chief, who served as EMS command that day, described the shift from planned Marathon coverage to mass-casualty operations, including hospital notification, backup staging, and triage.
Under William D. Weinreb's questioning, Hooley explained how red, yellow, and green tags guided treatment and transport priority. He recalled 30 red-tagged patients and reported 25 yellow-tagged and 35 green-tagged patients. He described 118 ambulance transports overall, including 76 by Boston EMS, and said all red-tagged patients reached hospitals well within an hour. His testimony addressed the severity and scale of the injuries rather than identifying who carried out the attacks.
Hooley used Exhibit 633 as an illustrative chart, designated chalk only, to explain transporting agencies and hospital distribution. He described centralized destination assignments intended to prevent any one hospital from being overwhelmed. He qualified his account by identifying the red-tag total as his recollection, estimating travel time at four or five minutes, and distinguishing understood or reported information about some non-ambulance hospital arrivals. The defense asked no questions.
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