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XXXX, Diane. (XXXX, June 3). NPR Interview: How XX Do Brain XXXXXXX XX A XXX Zone. XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX://www.XXX.XXX/XXXXXXXX/XXXXXXXXXXXX/XXXX/06/03/XXXXXXXXX/XX-bombs-XXXX-a-XXXXXXXXXXXX-XXXXX-how-he-keeps-XXXX-in-XXXXX
"Sorry XXX late reply. XX'XX been under XXXXXXX air XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXX I've XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX patients XXX XXX."
I received XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX in response to a request XX interview XX-XXXX-XXX neurosurgeon XXXX Ibrahim, XXXXXXXXXX from Egypt XXX based XXX XXX XXXX XXXX years in XXXXX XXX the XXXX two in XXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX has been XXXXXXXXXXXX heavy XXXXXXXXXXX XX government XXXXXX and their allies since late XXXXX. According XX XXXXXXX XXXX doctors on the ground in XXXXX and provided XXXXXXX of Medical XXXX and Relief Organizations-XXX, in XXXX time 19 hospitals XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX damaged or XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX the area's already impaired health XXXX network. XXX spoke to Ibrahim XXX XXXXX XX May XX XXXXXX a XXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX edited and condensed for XXXXXXX and space.
XXXXX XXX you XXX?
I'm in south Idlib [XXXXXXXX], in a XXXXXXXX XXXXX we have just moved into the XXXXXXXX [XXXXXXX XX] XXX attacks. We have two XXXXXXXXX XXXXX for XXX XXXXXXXXX. We are now the only working XXXXXXXX in XXXXX Idlib.
How many XXXXXXXX are you able XX see XXX XXXXX a XXX?
About 50 patients on average make their way to the hospital XXXXX. We see XXXXXX XXX-XXXXXXX injuries, car accidents and XXXXX emergencies. We XXXXXX do XXXXXXXX surgeries.
XX have a general XXXXXXX, a vascular XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX specialists to perform other surgeries. XX a neurosurgeon, I XXXXXX treat brain and spine XXXXXXXX.
XXXX is XXXX schedule?
I work in cycles XX four or XXXX days weekly. I XX to sleep XX 4 a.m. XXX XXXX up XX 9 or XX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX in XXXXXXX. So I don't get regular sleep, and XXXX is a problem.
Are there XXXXX resulting from the bombings XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX you?
XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX in with XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX or XXXXX XXXX. XX XXXX XXXXXXXX you XXX one or two XXXXXXXX XXXX severe brain XXXXXXXX. I XXXX [seen] XXXXXXXX [XX XXXXXXXX with XXXXX injuries]. They sometimes XXXX in XXXXXXX, dying and die in the XXXXXXXX. XX is very XXX to see them and [know] you XXXXXX help XXXX their lives.
How many XXXXXXXX XXX you XXXX?
XXXX XXXXXXX on the XXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXX. Most XX XXX simple XXXXXXXX or fractures you can stabilize.
And XXX more XXXXXXXXX cases?
Some patients come in with XXXXXXXX in XXX brain or XXXXX. X XX-XXXX-XXX man XXXX in XXX days XXX XXXX a severe XXXXXX in XXX back. XXXXXXXX was compressing the XXXXXX in his spine, XXX he was in XXXXXX XXXX. He XXX unable XX move his right leg, and his left leg was XXXX XXXX. XXX XXXXXXX succeeded in XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX, a XXXX XXX piece, 7 or X XXXXXXXXXXX [2.XX or 3.XX inches]. XX XXXX need XXXXXXXX therapy to XXXX his movements, XXX XXXX relieved his XXXX. XX was XXXX satisfying XX be able XX help XXX.
If you look XX XX XXXXXXX XXXX, you can XXXX other cases XXXXX.
Twitter XXX info and privacy
How XX you stay calm?
You XXXXXXXXXXX. You have XX XX calm because people XXX XXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXX and XXX patients XXX scared, and XXXX can't XXX you scared.
How XX you calm down XXX patients XXX their families?
We just XXXX XXX XXXXX. XXX XXX't XXXX XXXX to explain XXX details but XXXX XX say XX the patient XX going XX die or going XX make it.
How do they respond XXXX XXXX hear XXXX grim XXXXXXX?
XXXX XX them have XXXXXXXX. Some XXXX yelling and screaming, but XXXX XXXXXX XXX situation.
They see we XXX doing the best XX XXX to XXXX the patients survive. You do the best you XXX XX XXXX XXX patients XXXX XXX XXX XXXX to XXXXX you.
Are you XXXXXX?
The [greatest] fears XXX that XX [the medical XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX] are being XXXXXXXX. XX XXX XX XXXX precautions [like moving the XXXXXXXX XX the basement].
I have no XXXXXXX about XXXXX XXXX XXXX. Because I XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX, XXX this work inspires me.
[X phone XXXXX in XXX XXXXXXXXXX.]
XXXXX I XXXX XX answer the XXXXX, XXXX a second ...
[I can XXXX him speaking in Arabic; then he XXXXXXX XXX interview.]
I'm sorry. I have to XX to XXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX; there was a XXX XXXXXXXX. I XXXX two patients I XXXX to see.