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Returning home from an impactful experience

March 3, 2010 – 9:23 pm

Team 6B is home.
Started the day by waking up to a failed generator. “Pancake Steve” flipped breakfast for all. We made rounds with Diane Cable. Had to take Jolanda (AKA) back after her wound opened up, it’s probably colonized (infected). We used our first real VAC. Valeri is still under weather so adminstration canceled the [...]

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Helping a well-oiled machine – Dr. Malvitz

March 1, 2010 – 11:58 pm

Kōman ou ye!!!
(How are you?)
Today was another amazing day. An aftershock was felt today for about 5 seconds and every Haitian screamed and ran out of the clinic. We were able to transfer our spine patient via a German helicopter to Milot. (She has an unstable T11/12 fracture dislocation injured in the earthquake who walked [...]

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Taking over the reigns

February 27, 2010 – 7:11 pm

Team 6 will hopefully be home safe tonight. We are all extremely indebted to each of the Team 6 members for making the transition so successful. We humbly took over the reins of a well-oiled machine and will do all we can to make you all proud. This is an amazing place. The highs and [...]

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