Doctor Witnessed Migrants' Severe Injuries at US-Mexico Border Wall
Treating injured migrants at the US-Mexico border, a doctor reflects on how political decisions made the situation as violent as possible.
Doctor Brian Elmore witnessed a public health crisis unfolding at the border near El Paso, as he provided medical treatment to migrants in Ciudad Juárez, just south of the US-Mexico border wall. One of his patients, a Venezuelan man, had a fractured arm and detached left chest from his sternum and clavicle, telling Elmore that Mexican immigration officials had broken his arm, and that rubber bullets fired by Texas national guardsmen had caused his chest injuries.
The man had managed to fashion a shoddily made splint for his arm, but his chest would require surgery. When an ambulance arrived, the criminal group that controlled the riverine area refused to let him leave, while the Texas guardsmen looked on from the US side of the river. Elmore described the spectacle as "heartbreaking."
Source: The Guardian
