The Medics Are Working Non-Stop In Afghanistan

FRANTIC MOMENTS During a recent battle near Marja, an infantry patrol carried a wounded Marine to a medevac helicopter. Tyler Hicks/The New York Times

As Afghan Fighting Expands, U.S. Medics Plunge In -- New York Times

MARJA, Afghanistan — The Marine had been shot in the skull. He was up ahead, at the edge of a field, where the rest of his patrol was fighting. A Black Hawk medevac helicopter flew above treetops toward him, banked and hovered dangerously before landing nearby.

Several Marines carried the man aboard. His head was bandaged, his body limp. Sgt. Ian J. Bugh, the flight medic, began the rhythms of CPR as the helicopter lifted over gunfire and zigzagged away. Could this man be saved?

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My Comment: Unfortunately .... I expect their workload to increase even more in the coming months.