Word: medicalization
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...down at Sule Pagoda as thousands of people fled the onslaught, screaming when the soldiers lowered their rifles and fired bursts directly at bystanders and protesters. Ambulance drivers were shot at as they went to attend the wounded. "The soldiers will not respect even the doctors," said a medic at Rangoon General Hospital. His crew was kept away from Sule Pagoda for several hours as victims writhed in agony from their wounds...
...body attached, as reckless as Barnes, as resourceful as Elias -- and he leaves half a dozen NVA in his wake. Now Barnes finds Chris and is ready to kill him when a blast knocks them unconscious. Later Chris revives and finds the injured Barnes ordering him to get a medic. The young man lifts his weapon and, when Barnes says, "Do it," does the bastard...
...recover feeling on one side of his body. Most of the survivors, however, seem to be in fairly good condition. Despite the fact that there are lingering respiratory problems, doctors say the worst is over. Still, secondary infections are anticipated. Indeed, by week's end one Israeli medic had treated at least 50 cases of pneumonia, and more were expected to follow...
...crumpled bed sheets still bear the impress of daily life. But in the now deserted streets, no men chatter. No women call to their children. No chickens squawk. No insects buzz. "The silence is so deep," whispers a visitor to a relief worker. "I try not to listen," the medic responds. Yet it is all but impossible not to hear the echoes of the tragedy...
...Just think, if you're ever a medic in the army, they can paint a big red cross on your head. . ." I began one day after graduation, with all our friends standing around...