IDF Doctors Treat Japanese Woman with Knee Difficulties

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Description: The Japan aid delegation of the IDF Home Front Command and the Medical Corps arrived on March 27th and is based out of Minamisanriku in the Miyagi Prefecture, an area which was heavily affected by the tsunami and where thousands are missing and displaced. The above video shows doctors from the Medical Corps, along with the assistance of IDF Japanese translators, treating an elderly Japanese women who has difficulty walking.The IDF aid delegation is comprised of approximately 50 officers and soldiers, including medical personnel, professionals in the field of civilian aid and logistics personnel. There is also a team from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. The aid delegation has established an emergency response medical clinic to provide medical services to those affected by the disaster, including intensive care, internal medicine, pediatrics, surgeons, maternity and gynecological ward, orthopedics, otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) ward, optometry, x-ray, laboratory services, and a pharmacy.
Tags: Japan medicine Minamisanriku Miyagi Prefecture IDF aid delegation tsunami earthquake Medical Corps Home Front Command clinics
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