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Photos: Field Hospital Receives Patients In Port-au-Prince
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— A patient waits for treatment Tuesday at a field hospital set up by emergency medical teams in downtown Port-au-Prince.
A patient waits for treatment Tuesday at a field hospital set up by emergency medical teams in downtown Port-au-Prince.
All photos by John Poole / NPR/NPR
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— Dr. Thea James from the Massachusetts 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team speaks with one of many patients seeking treatment on the clinic's second day open.
Dr. Thea James from the Massachusetts 1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team speaks with one of many patients seeking treatment on the clinic's second day open.
Photos by John Poole / NPR
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— A nurse connects an intravenous tube to a patient inside the field hospital during its second day open.
A nurse connects an intravenous tube to a patient inside the field hospital during its second day open.
Photos by John Poole / NPR
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— The makeshift pharmacy room in the hospital set up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The makeshift pharmacy room in the hospital set up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Photos by John Poole / NPR
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— Physician's assistant Courtney Shores treats a patient with a head wound.
Physician's assistant Courtney Shores treats a patient with a head wound.
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— Rebecca Pierre holds sick baby Judson Abela.
Rebecca Pierre holds sick baby Judson Abela.
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— A tent city has sprung up on the soccer field next to the field hospital.
A tent city has sprung up on the soccer field next to the field hospital.
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— A girl peers though the wire separating the tent city from the field hospital.
A girl peers though the wire separating the tent city from the field hospital.
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— Members of the 82nd Airborne division carry nurse Yamile Fuentes to a helicopter for evacuation owing to an unspecified medical condition.
Members of the 82nd Airborne division carry nurse Yamile Fuentes to a helicopter for evacuation owing to an unspecified medical condition.
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— A growing group of Haitians follows the 82nd Airborne division convoy, in charge of protecting the field hospital, down the street.
A growing group of Haitians follows the 82nd Airborne division convoy, in charge of protecting the field hospital, down the street.
Photos by John Poole / NPR