We operated 1.5km from the heaviest fighting in Old City, Mosul as Daesh made their brutal last stand in the city.
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Mosul, Iraq – Trauma Stabilization Point: July 2017
Mosul, Iraq: Preface and Day 1
I remember trying to sort out if I couldn’t stop the attack, if I was paralyzed by fear, or I was unwilling to stop it. I recall having their blood on me.
Mosul, Iraq: Day 2
Awoken at 2308 by a hail of gun fire from inside our compound.
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Mosul, Iraq: Day 3
Felt an explosion for the first time. Shook the house a little.
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Mosul, Iraq: Day 4
Started the day with burned civilians and soldiers from a vbied. Greater number of suicide attacks today.
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Mosul, Iraq: Day 5
Baby with massive head injury, I pronounced [dead] in front of mom, she was crying, I almost did but it was in the middle of an MCI, I wrapped the child in a space blanket and went to attend to another kid.
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Mosul, Iraq: Day 6
We packaged the child for the mother to mourn.