Country/Region : LIBYA

Caption : Misrata, Libya. An ambulance destroyed during the fighting. Luckily, no-one was on board when the vehicle was hit, but incidents like this claimed the lives of seven first-aiders and injured many others.

Photographer : HU, Xiangqun

Keyword : MEDICAL ASSISTANCE; INDISCRIMINATE ATTACK; DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY; AMBULANCE; RED CRESCENT; RC LIBYA

Confidentiality level : public

Publication restrictions : publication without restrictions

Copyright : ICRC

Description : ICRC website, Feature, 11-06-2012

Libya: first-aiders in the line of fire

First-aiders have the most dangerous medical job during armed conflicts, providing immediate life-saving care to the injured and evacuating them from the front lines to safety. Adem Salem Shnaisheh is in charge of emergency response at the Libyan Red Crescent in Misrata. Six months after the end of the Libya conflict, he recalls his distressing experiences as a volunteer during the fighting.

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Original material : digital

Resolution : 5184x3456

Orientation : landscape

Colour/B&W : colour