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I just received this through one of my Scouting lists. My prayers to everyone whose life is less than a peaceful ideal. The nurse's name and position was deleted before I received it.

 

They comes in bunches. That's what one of our nurse anesthetists said

and for the most part that's true with combat trauma. This was a busy

week for us. There was a suicide chlorine truck bomber in Ramadi

(which is the capital of Anbar Province) just east of us that killed 27

and wounded double that number. They were all locals so we try to get

the civilian hospitals to take them and they do, but it's not very

pretty there.

 

Several IEDs and snipers against good guys and we got them, but that's

what were here for. We had a 10 yo boy shot by Iraqi police for

failing to stop when ordered. He has a GSW to his leg with fracture

and was brought in by his uncle, the police chief! His comments were,

"I gotta get my guys to stop shooting everyone". They're pretty loose

with the rules of engagement.

 

We also had a young Marine SGT shot between his armor plates by a

sniper that kept our ICU and OR staff going for about 72 hours straight

before he was stable for evac to Germany. He emptied our blood bank and

we took fresh whole blood from his buddies to

keep him going. They stood at attention as we brought him out through

their ranks and insisted on helping to load him on the ambulance to the

airfield. I'm thinking of changing our motto from "Our Mission Is

Life" to "Cheaters of Death". He has been our sickest patient out here

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a highlight for our team.

 

The quality of life is getting better here as well. I am writing this

email from my "CAN" in the housing area. We now have internet in our

quarters. You pay for the service just like home, however it's not as

fast and usage is monitored. Girlie sites and inappropriate content is

blocked but it's good for people taking on-line classes and such.

 

Well, it's Easter morning here and if there is no new activity, I will

try to take the day off, go to church, read or watch a movie or two. I

don't want to sound repetitive, but thank you all for your support in

all the ways it has been offered. I wish you all a happy and

peaceful Easter.

 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Nursing Service

YYYYY Combat Support Hospital

ZZZZZZZZZ Province, Iraq

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