trauma

Responding to the injured in Jerusalem: “The patients kept on coming like waves”

On Friday, 15 April 2022, Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem and injured over 150 Palestinians, including children. Carlo Brugiotti, a trauma surgeon with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, was part of the medical team that assessed and stabilised the injured. Here, he reflects on what he saw that day.

16 May 2022 / 4 minute read

Patients at MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

"Nothing short of a miracle": The trauma team that refused to give up

It's night-time and anaesthetist Kariantti has been called into MSF's trauma hospital in Bujumbura, Burundi, to help treat a badly injured man who is bleeding heavily. The team must act fast to find the source, stop the bleeding and save the patient's life...

25 Mar 2020 / 4 minute read

Karla Claus (top right) with the Maban logistics team in South Sudan

Blogs Team

Five inspiring blogs from Doctors Without Borders - February 2020

From a nurse on a search and rescue ship in the Central Mediterranean, to a team of logistics specialists ensuring the smooth running of operations in South Sudan, here are five inspiring eye-witness stories from our staff around the world.

26 Feb 2020 / 5 minute read

A road accident victim is brought to MSF's trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

An emergency in Burundi: "We were his best and only hope"

When a seriously injured man is brought to MSF's trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi, anaesthetist Kariantti and the medical team do everything they can to try to save his life. But, with limited resources, their options are running out...

19 Feb 2020 / 3 minute read

A surgical intervention underway at L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Machete wounds and other injuries at an MSF trauma centre

At the L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Burundi, anaesthetist Kariantti is called into emergency surgery after an influx of patients with violent trauma injuries. He also shares some good news about two young burns patients...

17 Feb 2020 / 3 minute read

A child is treated for second degree burns at the L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Treating burns in Burundi: "How do we explain this to children?"

Burns are common at L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Burundi. But how do you explain the often painful treatment to children? Anaesthetist Kariantti grapples with this question as he cares for two young patients.

17 Jan 2020 / 3 minute read

MSF health promoter and South Sudanese refugee, Joshua Salah Mustafa (left), raises awareness about medical issues, including the measles epidemic, in Biringi, Ituri Province

Blogs Team

Five blogs from some of the crises tackled by Doctors Without Borders - December 2019

Floods, conflict, measles and climate change. From Ukraine to Somalia, here are five stories from December that show our work around the world.

31 Dec 2019 / 6 minute read

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

"Luckily, our care is free": Inside L'Arche de Kigobe trauma centre

MSF often hits the headlines when an emergency breaks in the news, such as a natural disaster or war, but we also provide day-to-day healthcare in places such as Bujumbura, Burundi. Anaesthetist Kariantti takes us inside L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre.

13 Dec 2019 / 4 minute read

MSF's L’Arche de Kigobe trauma centre in Bujumbura, Burundi

Kariantti Kallio

Anaesthetics

Treating trauma on the shores of Tanganyika

From the picturesque shores of the great Lake Tanganyika, anaesthetist Kariantti shares his first impressions of Burundi's biggest city, Bujumbura, where MSF runs a trauma hospital. It's not long before he is called into emergency surgery...

13 Dec 2019 / 5 minute read

Stefanie

Medical team leader

"We are humbled by their courage": Treating psychological trauma at sea

When people are pulled to safety by search and rescue teams in the Mediterranean, many carry invisible psychological wounds from the trauma that forced them to flee Libya. Stefanie, who leads MSF's medical team on board the Ocean Viking, shares their story...

27 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Doctor

Spear trauma in South Sudan

"Alex, there is an emergency in New Fangak. Stab wound in the back."

06 Jun 2018 / 4 minute read

Alexander Nyman

Doctor

South Sudan Emergency Room: 4:22 pm

ER doctor Alexander Nyman is at the start of a new assignment with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF). He blogs from the remote town of Old Fangak, South Sudan...

26 Apr 2018 / 3 minute read

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