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Today Sara and Ashley discuss the deadliest fire in Boston’s history and how its aftermath influenced the way hospitals treat burn victims and respond to mass casualties.

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Books:

Pletcher, L. (2017). Massachusetts Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival. Globe Pequot.

Articles:

Bench Press- How the Cocoanut Grove Fire Changed Burn Care at Mass General and Beyond, by Andrew Glyman

Academic Articles:

Saffle JR. The 1942 fire at Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub. Am J Surg. 1993 Dec;166(6):581-91. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(05)80661-0. PMID: 8273835.

Podcast Art By: Irit Mogilevsky