Medical Situations and Care

A collection depicting various medical scenarios, including childbirth, elderly care, and surgical recovery, highlighting urgency and care in healthcare settings.

Boy in hospital bed with head bandages

Reiki Master Ramon Quiroz gives Reconnective Healing to a patient dying of cancer in her home in Mexico City

Childbirth care at the health center, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

illness of woman sleeping on bed in Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan at Uttar Pradesh India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Apr. 25, 2022) - A doctor, assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF) Juliet, reviews patient records in the surgical recovery ward during EMF Juliets operational readiness evaluation (ORE). The ORE was conducted at Naval Expeditionary Medical Training Institute and evaluates patient throughput capability, assesses coordination across functional areas, and teamwork. This training supports the Surgeon Generals Tiered Readiness Program and showcases Navy Medicines ability to generate and maintain ready medical forces.

parto, La Taña, zona Reina, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

Occupied house doctor visit

Boy in hospital bed with head bandages

Medical center for HIV+ patients. Medical consultation Lome. Togo.

Tasbapauni, Nicaragua; Doctor examining patients

Medical officer visiting wounded German soldiers

Hand massage using herb pouches, Somatheeram Ayurveda Resort, traditional Ayurvedic medicine spa resort in Trivandrum, Kerala, India, Asia

Private nurse at the home of a diabetic patient for the injection of insulin after the realization of a capillary glycemia. Report of data on the quarterly monitoring logbook for diabetics over 75 treated with insulin.

Patients belongings on empty hospital bed in the Philippines

Military personnel provide medical assistance to a small boy at one of the refugee camps set up outside Zakhu as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled from the forces of Saddam Hussein in Northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Vietnam, Yen Nhan, Medicine Show.

Medical resuscitation service at the Jacques Cartier hospital in Massy. All of the beds in the ward since the start of the Covid 19 pandemic have been reserved for the reception of patients requiring respiratory assistance. Hospital workers, nursing assistants, nurses, interns, doctors are mobilized with patients to ensure the permanence of care. To avoid contamination, all personnel must comply with the rules for wearing masks, coats, aprons, glasses, gloves.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, the transgender community has difficulty in accessing the health services. The absence of population documents and other supporting documents makes it difficult for this group to access social assistance from the government. There are approximately 200 transgenders, most of whom depend on the road for their livelihood. They work as buskers and commercial sex workers. Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Patients are being treated outside in a make shift hospital at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti on January 18, 2010. Due to a large number of injured the hospital has extended out and into the court yard after a devastating earthquake hit the region on January 12, 2010.

HAD (Hospitalization At Home). Follow-up of an elderly patient at her home by a caregiver. Nursing assistant making the bed.

Bandaging

DA-ST-88-08136. Subject Operation/Series: MEDRETE Base: Palmerola Air Base Country: Honduras (HND)

India: A ayurvedic shirodhara, head massage with warm ayurvedic oil in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

A Tunisian medical soldier weighs a Somali infant and checks the child for malnutrition in theTunisian hospital. The hospital treats Somalis' disease, malnutrition and injuries. Subject Operation/Series: UNOSOM II Base: Mogadishu Country: Somalia (SOM)

A Honduran soldier is instructed by members of the 41st Combat Support Hospital on the proper procedure for giving inter-muscular injections during the Ahuas Tara II (Big Pine) operation. Subject Operation/Series: AHUAS TARA IIBIG PINE Base: Comayagua Country: Honduras (HND)

Reportage on volunteers with the French charity, Gynecologists Without Borders who work in refugee camps near Calais in the north of France. Midwife treating a child's foot.

Egypt, X-raying Greco-Roman mummies

Vietnamese traditional medicine clinic. Acupuncture treatment. Cu Chi. Vietnam.

Nurse holding syringes at Princess Christian Hospital in Sierra Leone, Freetown, 15.06.2021., Sierra Leone, Africa

Veterinarians weighing an Addax with the PN of Bou-Hedma

Italy, Milan, Shelter for refugees at the Holocaust Memorial. Shoah Memorial

An Airman assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing performs a casualty blood sweep on a manikin during Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, May 24, 2022. TCCC teaches Airmen life-saving techniques and strategies for providing effective trauma care in combat situations.

HONIARA, Solomon Islands (Sept. 7, 2022) - Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Eric Callari, from Fort Myers, Florida, right, teaches local healthcare providers Heimlich maneuver techniques during a Basic Life Support (BLS) course at National Referral Hospital during Pacific Partnership 2022. Now in its 17th year, Pacific Partnership is the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific. Pacific Partnership is a unifying mission that fosters enduring friendships and cooperation among many nations. The years mission in Solomon Islands will include participants from the United States, Japan and Australia.

AZUA, Dominican Republic (Dec. 01, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Adrian Javier, from MIssion Viejo, California, assigned to the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), takes dental x-rays at medical site in Azua, Dominican Republic, Dec. 01, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Patients are being treated outside in a make shift hospital at the General Hospital in Port au Prince, Haiti on January 18, 2010. Due to a large number of injured the hospital has extended out and into the court yard after a devastating earthquake hit the region on January 12, 2010.

Sport bandage, first aid and medical support for knee pain of elderly man hiking in a mountain. Exercise, fitness and paramedic in nature with senior athlete hurt from sports accident outdoor

Treatments carried out by the nursing teams of the medical resuscitation department of an intubated pateint. Patients with coronavirus hospitalized in intensive care are placed on their stomachs as required by the procedure. Upswing is a technique to improve oxygenation in patients with moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Asia, Philippines, Panay Island, Santa Barbara, Nurse cares for elderly woman suffering from leprosy at Western Visayas Sanitarium

examen por ultrasonidos, centro de salud, . La Taña, zona Reina, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

A dirty hand holding a cigarette

Patient 3 - Family followed at home by a midwife as part of an early discharge from maternity (3rd day). The midwife performs a complete general examination of the infant. Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital, Lille.

Delivery woman giving pizza to boy while standing at doorway during pandemic

Hughes International Clinic, American Embassy in Colombia, United for Colombia and Cirec Foundation; took place the closing of a work week, where prosthesis Americans developed and made prosthesis delivery of 25 surviving beneficiaries of anti-personnel mines it is behind this initiative which aims to help those who have suffered Colombian armed conflict. Juancho Torres , a freelance photographer from Colombia, even he was born in the country, the war doesn't go to the cities like Bogota had heard more than a few stories about the mines. Colombias drawn-out battle between government forces, Marxist guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups has led to the worlds second-highest fatality rate from land mines, after Afghanistan. In recent years, it has only gotten worse. The Colombian government says that more than 11,000 people have been injured or killed by land mines in the country since 1990, with more than 2,000 victims in the last five years alone and more than 50 this year.

Private nurse performs a complete toilet in the home of an 86-year-old patient.

Pedicurist takes care of skin of client's feet

Nun preparing vaccination, Keur Moussa, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Cat apartment. So that the cats in the shelter feel like at home, there are pieces of furniture that make the otherwise rather soberly tiled room comfortable. To make the cats feel at home in the shelter, there are pieces of Furnic that make the other as rather sober Tiled Room Comfortable.

Antillean Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus) young just rescued after stranding, getting a check-up from veterinarians, Brazil

examen por ultrasonidos, centro de salud, . La Taña, zona Reina, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO, Kinshasa. Nurse in a green maternity hospital working uniform monitoring the weight of a black baby

030521-M-4547R-017. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD Country: Thailand (THA)

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Photo reportage Kebon Selada and Kota Batoe (2nd and 3rd Cion of 4-10 R.I. and 3 grid). Visiting the hospital. December 1946. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

One of the most effective measures to prevent malaria infection is sleeping under an insecticide-treated bed net. World Malaria Day is an international observance commemorated every year and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. The theme for World Malaria Day 2024 is "Accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world." Tehatta, West Bengal; India.

Dr. Anaba Agali, the Agadez Regional Public Hospital director, discusses medical and sanitation concerns with Soldiers from the 404th and 443rd Civil Affairs Battalions, assigned to the 409th Air Expeditionary Group, Agadez, Niger, June 14, 2022. These meetings bring awareness to the U.S. and Nigerien governments regarding key issues in and around Agadez City, providing a crucial step in building self-reliance, stability, and prosperity in Niger.

Report on a rescue device specializing in difficult mountain access. Rescuers take care of injured patients. A man consults for a painful mass in the calf. Phlebitis is suspected and he will be evacuated by the firefighters for an ultrasound.

Close-up of a woman getting spa treatment

Tent hospital in Port-au-Prince.

Reportage on Robert Ballanger Hospital's emergency medical team in Aulnay-Sous-Bois, France. A nurse places a drip on a patient.

Reportage at Pause Diabolo, a risk reduction centre for drug users, in Lyon, France. Pause Diabolo sees drug users as part of a national French policy to reduce health hazards. This multidisciplinary helps deals with all aspects of life that are affected by drug use. It involves making risk reduction equipment available, helping with access to care, hygiene help, social mediation and helping gain access to benefits as well as social and professional reintegration.

Man injecting drugs

Personnel of the US Army 5th Special Forces Unit, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, prepare to carry a dog bite patient to a room where she will be admitted for further observation during Operation BALANCE KAYAK held in Kazakhstan (KAZ) 14 September 2000. Operation Balance Kayak,12-21 September 2000 is a medical capabilities exercise between US and Kazakhstan providing various facets of medical treatment to12 villages by screening patients and providing training to increase Kazakhstan's medical capabilities. Services offered are OBGYN, Orthopedics and General Practice with a fully equipped mobile pharmacy. All equipment used was provided by the host nation, Kazakhstan. Subject Operation/Series: BALANCE KAYAK Country: Kazakhstan (KAZ)

Peru, Loreto, Iquitos, Manatee project. Routine checks of the physical state of the specimens guests of the center

Commuter covered face with mask protection from swine flu Bombay Mumbai Maharashtra India 12-August-2009 NOMR Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Earthquake Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 5, 2009 Members of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) prepare to transfer an infant to a Coast Guard plane that will evacuate the infant to Hawaii. DMATs are part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Disaster Medical System which supports hospitals and other medical and public health needs of communities during disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami disaster in American Samoa. . American Samoa Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Haiti, La Gonave, Child being examined by medical staff provided by the Scottish Charity LemonAid to help support the people with health care.

An El Salvadorian medic helps a simulated plane crash survivor stop the bleeding of a wound so they can look for other injuries before transporting them to a safe location at Ilopango Air Base, El Salvador, June 16, 2022. Resolute Sentinel 22 is an exercise designed to prepare military medical professionals to deploy and conduct joint operations under austere conditions.

massage in backyard room, old town, Lao Xi Men, Shanghai

Photo essay with a mobile assistance team of a social humanitarian emergency service (Samusocial) in France.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Henry Foerster, a dentist with the Health Engagements Assistance Response Team (HEART) 2022, hands medical supplies to Chaplain (Capt.) Ovidiu Pacurar, the HEART 2022 chaplain, July 23, 2022, at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Along with bringing in 4500 pounds of supplies and equipment, HEART 22 consists of approximately 50 U.S. Air Force and Army members, including medical professionals and support staff.

Massage in a hut on the beach, Tsarabanjina island, Mitsio archipelago, Republic of Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Dr. (LT) Donald R. Ratliff and Hospitalman 1ST Class Charlie Alva, a dental team from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), treat a Kurdish refugee patient in a field facility. The men are providing dental care as part of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq (IRQ)

Support by the SDIS 80 firefighters and the SMUR teams from Abbeville, emergency doctor, State-certified nurse anesthetist (IADE) and paramedic of a victim of a fall at his home. Diagnosis and care carried out by SMUR teams and firefighters and transfer of the patient to the hospital. The care is carried out in an examination box dedicated to the non-COVID 19 patient. Since the deconfinement, the emergency department of the hospital and the SMUR of Abbeville have been taking care of more and more domestic accidents. The level is still below what it could be before confinement.

A dental officer aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) examines a patient. Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Report from the Hôpiclowns association, which works in an EHPAD in Geneva. The intervention of clowns in retirement homes promotes social ties, relaxation and helps to fight against the isolation of the elderly.

Veterinarian and trainee working on an Addax in Tunisia

Inside a C-141 Starlifter aircraft from the 437th Military Airlift Wing, a member of the 1ST Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron holds an oxygen mask to a patient's face during exercise Tactical/Strat Med Evac. Subject Operation/Series: TAC/STRAT MED EVAC Country: Unknown

020213-F-5407T-005. Base: Blue Creek Country: Belize (BLZ)

030517-M-4547R-002. Subject Operation/Series: COBRA GOLD 2003 Country: Thailand (THA)

first aid exercise

Preventive arm vaccination on anti epidemic by a volunteer physician.

a doctor communicating while test

A hiker tends to an assorment of blisters and ahot spota on her feet.

AIDS in Africa

Wounded Iraqis in Amman, Jordan

Support by the SDIS 80 firefighters and the SMUR teams from Abbeville, emergency doctor, State-certified nurse anesthetist and paramedic of a person with burns to the face and hands following an electrocution. Diagnosis and care carried out by SMUR teams and firefighters and transfer of the patient to the hospital.

Shiatsu Massage Pad on Floor

Emergency medicine students attends a circumstantial emergency simulation course led by two emergency physicians. In this case, the students will have to find the right gestures to revive a man victim of a drowning in hypothermia.

060308-N-5334H-074. Base: Kelang Country: Malaysia (MYS)

A medical technician from the 126th Medical Squadron, O'Hare Field, Chicago, Ill. fills out a patient form for a Guyanese lady seeking medical assistance at the medical aid tent. The 126th was one of the units supporting New Horizon '97, first combined humanitarian and civic assistance exercise conducted between the United States and Guyana. Military personnel from the Air Force, Air Force Reserve & National Guard, Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps participated in the exercise which included engineering and medical readiness training. Subject Operation/Series: NEW HORIZON '97 Country: French Guiana (GUF)

Gastroscopy procedure on sedated patient to examine upper digestive tract. Gastroscopy procedure on sedated patient to examine upper digestive tract. Medical procedure. model released

A natural healer treating the bad leg of a patient, Yaounde, Cameroon, Africa

Arm in plaster.

India, Kolkata, Women victims acid attack, portrait

Local dentist Yuanyang, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province. CHINA

Tasbapauni, Nicaragua; Doctor looking outside

Kachin's militia member Lalaw Ze Dai, from Waimaw village, 25, play cards with his hospital mates in the General Military Hospital in Laiza village close to the China border, Myanmar on July 28, 2012. He was injured by a landmine in June, 26, 2012 loosing part of his right leg on top of knee.

Newborn baby at the health center, La Taña, Reina area, Uspantán, Quiche, Guatemala, Central America

Cuba, Farabundomarti, Amputees Centre. Man With Pin In Leg With Wheel Chairs All Around Him

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