Grid down: How long until mass deaths?

Lets say the grid goes down. I know the EMP Commission estimated that 90% of the US population would die within 1 year. When does the death toll start rising? Hospitals are supposed to have at least 96 hours of reserve fuel at maximum generator capacity. Maybe they can stretch that out to a week before power runs out. Then the majority of the ICU patients will expire. Most people have maybe a week or two at most of food in their homes. When do mass starvation deaths start? Maybe a month…

Grid down: How long until mass deaths?

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