Images of Humanitarian Aid: Army Medicine ENTs Answer Call

By Valecia L. Dunbar, D.M., MEDCOM Public AffairsAugust 19, 2013

Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs Complete Humanitarian Mission
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. (Dr.) Kelly L. Groom carries a cleft-palate patient following a procedure by Lt. Col. (Dr.) Philip D. Littlefield to remove a foreign body from a nasal cavity. A team of Tripler Army Medical Center Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians and Dep... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs Complete Humanitarian Mission
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Patients wait in the patient screening area of Chuuk State Hospital, Federated States of Micronesia, receive ear, nose, and throat (ENT) evaluations and screenings provided by Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs as part of a humanitarian mission. The Pa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs Complete Humanitarian Mission
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. (Dr.) Philip Littlefield removes a cholesteatoma during a recent humanitarian mission to the Federated States of Micronesia. A team of Tripler Army Medical Center Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians and Department of the Army Civilians p... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs Complete Humanitarian Mission
4 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. (Dr.) Philip Littlefield scoping a woman with complaints of throat pain and difficulty swallowing. A team of Tripler Army Medical Center Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians and Department of the Army Civilians recently completed a humani... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Tripler Army Medical Center ENTs Complete Humanitarian Mission
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Capt. (Dr.) Kelly L. Groom changes a dressing on a patient in the post-surgical ward at Chuuk State Hospital, Federated States of Micronesia. The Pacific Regional Medical Command/Tripler Army Medical Center (PRMC/TAMC) ENT team members included otola... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

A team of Tripler Army Medical Center Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) physicians and Department of the Army Civilians recently completed a humanitarian mission to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) where 407 outpatient visits and 234 audiologic evaluations were provided to a population in need of care that was not affordable or accessible to those living in the region.

See related story: Army Medicine ENTs Answer Call to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Pacific Republic

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