20100830-A-9320C-009 An Afghan child at the Afghan National Army-run Paktya Regional Medical Hospital at Forward Operating Base Thunder, sits on his bed the morning after surgery, Aug. 31. The child, who suffered a severe laceration of the foot, was the hospital’s first pediatric patient in months and a special challenge for the Afghan medical professionals who were inexperienced in pediatric care. “They (the Afghans) did a very good job—especially with the closure,” said Air Force Maj. James G. Olanda, a certified registered nurse and anesthetist with the Forward Operating Base Lightnin
20100830-A-9320C-009 An Afghan child at the Afghan National Army-run Paktya Regional Medical Hospital at Forward Operating Base Thunder, sits on his bed the morning after surgery, Aug. 31. The child, who suffered a severe laceration of the foot, was the hospital’s first pediatric patient in months and a special challenge for the Afghan medical professionals who were inexperienced in pediatric care. “They (the Afghans) did a very good job—especially with the closure,” said Air Force Maj. James G. Olanda, a certified registered nurse and anesthetist with the Forward Operating Base Lightning Medical Embedded Training Team, who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio. Afghan, American Medical Professionals Treat Injured Child 314331
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