ADVISORY/Experts Available for Interview: Focus is On Rescue, Recovery.

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--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2001

TOPIC: Rescue officials stated the recovery effort from yesterday's attacks is
their top priority, according to an article by CNN. Rescue workers were able to
pull more survivors from the rubble of the World Trade Center towers, the
article says. Although it is expected that the death toll will be in the
thousands, rescue officials say it may be weeks before they have a number. The
Greater New York Hospital Association, which is comprised of 200 hospitals in
the New York metro area, stated more than 1,500 people have been treated in
emergency rooms. The destruction that occurred at the Pentagon is expected to
have caused between 100 and 800 deaths, the article says. EXPERTS: ExpertSource
can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: -0-

Dr. Mark D. Crockett is a board-certified emergency medicine physician and a candidate fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is the CEO and president of Ibex Healthdata Systems, Inc. In addition to his medical expertise, Dr. Crockett has extensive experience with information systems architecture, application design, technical support, technical documentation and project management in medical informatics. He has created several multi-educational systems, most notably an award-winning toxicology site he developed for the Emergency Department of the University of Illinois. Dr. Crockett also served as an advisor for online projects to the Great Lakes Center for Occupational Safety and Health, a World Health Organization group. Dr. Crockett is also a well-regarded author within the field of emergency medicine and toxicology and has been published in multiple journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association and Academic Emergency Medicine. PR: Rod Neaveill ([e-mail], 847/993-2200).

Dr. Peter Tomasulo is medical director of Haemonetics Corporation. He is a former COO of American Red Cross Blood Services and Director of Blood Department of International Federation of Red Cross Societies. He is an expert in internal medicine, hematology and blood banking. PR: Julie Fallon, Investor Relations Specialist ([e-mail], 781/356-9517).

Mr. Steven Davis of DavisLogic, LLC, can provide expert commentary regarding emergency management, emergency preparedness, disaster recovery and fire and rescue. 410/730-5677

ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue.

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