Iraqi nurses, corpsmen learn to fight disease, parasites [Image 2 of 7]

KARABILAH, IRAQ

07.15.2006

Photo by Staff Sgt. James Goodwin 

I Marine Expeditionary Force

Navy Cmdr. Tara J. Zieber, the medical director for the surgical suite at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq, assists an Iraqi Army medic with preparing needle and thread used to suture wounds July 15, 2006, at a U.S. Navy medical facility at Camp Al Qa'im, Iraq. Iraqi Army medics and civilian nurses spent two days receiving medical training from Zieber and other U.S. military physicians at the camp, located along the Iraqi-Syrian border in Iraq's western Al Anbar Province. U.S. doctors showed the Iraqis crucial life-saving skills for treating casualties in combat, such as suturing wounds and stopping life-threatening blood loss. The training, which consisted of several hours of classroom time and practical application, is designed to teach the soldiers and nurses how to provide emergency-trauma care for patients in a combat zone. The Iraqis also received training which will enable them to treat patients for parasites - such as hook worms - which have caused a variety of health problems in locals here, to include mental retardation and anemia in children. Zieber, 39, is from Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Cpl. Antonio Rosas)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2006
• Date Posted: 07.26.2006 07:07
• Photo ID: 26620
• Resolution: 1200x800
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• Location: KARABILAH, IQ