Chapter 37 - Medical Field Camps (Patreon)

I was inspired by the many images available, coming from many real conflict around the world, in crafting this scene.

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I bent a little to step into the tent opening and came to a stop, taking the sight in, my eyes and ears sweeping over the entire covered area. The aid camp was organized quite well, with those with less serious injuries or medical conditions segregated to one area, with correspondingly fewer medical personnel bustling about. The next area was for those with more acute injuries, with more medical folks buzzing about like bees rendering aid. Another area was segregated entirely, which was likely a place where operations or other more involved life-saving medical procedures were being performed. One area, though, I could tell from the body shaped tray-style stasis units that went from the floor to the high ceiling, was a makeshift morgue, for those who hadn’tsurvived for whatever reason. A depressing number of these ‘slots’ were already reading as occupied.