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UNSN Comfort is a military hospital ship deployed to Latin America on a five-month humanitarian mission. Just like any hospital, it has operating theatres and wards for general and special surgical care. Staff perform 300 cataract operations during this mission, many of them mature cataracts, which...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : SW Pictures, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Comfort (Hospital ship : T-AH 20)
Military hospitals > Guatemala.
Hospital ships > Guatemala.
Cataract > Surgery > Guatemala.
Medical assistance > Guatemala.
Hôpitaux militaires > Guatemala.
Navires-hôpitaux > Guatemala.
Cataracte (Ophtalmologie) > Chirurgie > Guatemala.
Aide sanitaire > Guatemala.
Cataract > Surgery
Hospital ships
Medical assistance
Military hospitals
Guatemala
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:UNSN Comfort is a military hospital ship deployed to Latin America on a five-month humanitarian mission. Just like any hospital, it has operating theatres and wards for general and special surgical care. Staff perform 300 cataract operations during this mission, many of them mature cataracts, which depend less on advanced technology than on the surgeon's skill.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 07, 2018).
Physical Description:1 online resource (3 minutes)
Playing Time:00:03:18