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2009-07-31 Afghanistan

US surgeons drafted in as British medics exhausted by casualty surge

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Posted by Steve White 2009-07-31 11:21|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Not surprising, given that the NHS is short on doctors and imported a bunch from Pakistan, IIRC.

Posted by lotp 2009-07-31 15:11|| 2009-07-31 15:11|| Front Page Top

#2 dismissed claims that the casualty tolls released did not reflect the true total.

Who made these claims? The article doesn't mention it.

Posted by gromky 2009-07-31 21:00|| 2009-07-31 21:00|| Front Page Top

#3 lotp, the uk has an "accelerated visa program" for medical personel. think edinburg bombers, they ALL entered under that program! (coming to a doc in a box near you)

Posted by notascrename">notascrename 2009-07-31 21:53|| 2009-07-31 21:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe the Brits should do what the US Army does. Send some medical professionals to LA and Chicago so they get real world experience on gunshot injuries without learning under combat conditions.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-07-31 22:59|| 2009-07-31 22:59|| Front Page Top

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