Maj. Scott Armen, a surgeon from Gainesville, Fla., and other soldiers of the Columbus, Ohio, 629th Forward Surgical Team, examine a Ugandan soldier hit in the head by a steel beam. 1st. Lt. Matthew Boyer (not shown), a nurse, was the medical officer-in-charge at the site, and having no neck braces, improvised and stabilized the injured man's neck with a pair of boots. The Ugandan soldier was quickly flown by helicopter to a hospital in Kampala, 200 miles south.
Date Taken: | 10.21.2009 |
Date Posted: | 10.23.2009 10:47 |
Photo ID: | 216208 |
VIRIN: | 091021-A-2518S-011 |
Resolution: | 2625x1800 |
Size: | 1.35 MB |
Location: | KITGUM, UG |
Web Views: | 353 |
Downloads: | 27 |
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