Open AccessA Medical Student’s Volunteering Experience During the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Author(s) -
Arturan Ibrahimli
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of medical students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2076-6327
DOI - 10.5195/ijms.2021.1165
Subject(s) - spanish civil war , world war ii , medicine , political science , history , law , criminology , psychology
War is always a damaging situation for parts involved; no matter which one wins at the end, every side has something to lose, such as soldiers, money, and the nation's safety. I was in my home country (Azerbaijan), attending online classes and having my routine study day. The date was the 27th of September 2020, when we heard that war started between Armenia on the western side of my country. I applied to several authorities; in the end, I was able to go to Salyan Central Hospital in Salyan (150km distance from the war zone) as a volunteer to help the personnel for medical care to wounded soldiers. I saw different types of injured soldiers; they mostly came with extremity wounds, trunk wounds, and concussions due to explosions. I was impacted by the soldiers who had concussions. I tell the story of my experience as a volunteer serving in a war zone.