Lawrence says he and his staff learned several lessons that can be benefit his civilian peers. ![]() Lawrence, BSN, head nurse of the operating room/CMS, says, "We treated them all, but it was difficult performing surgery on the Iraqis because they had to have an armed guard on them at all times and hands were tied together with zip ties." ![]() Lillian Cardona, RN, head nurse of central material services (CMS) for the operating room in the Army’s 212th MASH from Miesau, Germany. "Sometimes, the soldier was in one bed, and next to him was a POW Iraqi soldier - who knows, maybe the one who tried to kill him earlier," says Maj. The staff thought they would be performing surgery only on American soldiers, but they also performed procedures on Iraqi soldiers and Iraqi civilians: men, women, and children. These were the experiences faced by members of a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) unit in Iraq. ![]() MASH unit learns you can perform surgery anywhereīattling sand and dirt, staff focused on saving livesĬould you perform surgery if patients had their hands tied together and were being watched by armed soldiers? Can you imagine treating patients in rooms that are coated regularly with dirt and sand?
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