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HURRICANE KATRINA Volume 353:1541-1544 October 13, 2005 Number 15 Next

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"What can I do to help?" The voice was clear and assertive, almost authoritative, and it captured my attention immediately. I looked up from the chaotic mosaic of maps, lists, notes, and messages on the table in front of me, removed the telephone that was pinned between my shoulder and ear, and met the determined eyes of the volunteer. Joyce was the newest member of our team at the Baton Rouge field headquarters of the American Red Cross, where we had been working 16 hours a day since September 1. Our team had been deployed from the organization's headquarters in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Dr. Cranmer is a physician in the Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.

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