629th Forward Surgical Team Saves the Life of Injured Ugandan Soldier [Image 12 of 16]

KITGUM, UGANDA

10.21.2009

Photo by Maj. Corey Schultz 

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Army Reserve Capt. Shawn Shumard, a nurse, hangs IV bags from the ceiling of the field hospital operated by the 629th Forward Surgical Team our of Columbus, Ohio. The 629th FST provided critical care for a Ugandan soldier struck on the head with a steel beam at a construction site, stabilizing him and preparing him for emergency transit by helicopter to a Kampala hospital 200 miles south. The 629th FST provides routine medical care and emergency capabilities to the US forces supporting Natural Fire, a military exercise with Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

• Date Taken: 10.21.2009
• Date Posted: 10.23.2009 10:48
• Photo ID: 216210
• VIRIN: 091021-A-2518S-008
• Resolution: 2848x4288
• Size: 1.73 MB
• Location: KITGUM, UG