Essay on NPR Interview (Primary Source)
Primary sources are sources which provide direct and firsthand evidence about an event, object or person, and in this case, the primary source is an interview and recounted eyewitness account with an individual who has experienced a significant event. Primary sources allow us to understand an incident or event from the ground perspective, and humanize historical events by rooting them in real people and their experiences. The primary source is an NPR Interview Omar Ibrahim, an Egyptian based in south Idlib, Syria, working as a neurosurgeon in the only working hospital in south Idlib. Ibrahim recounts details on patient loads, healthcare conditions, schedules, and patient injury conditions, as well as how he is able to calm patients and their families, and his personal fears.
Ibrahim’s recounted first-person perspective as a neurosurgeon working on the front lines of the conflict is reliable and moving. The interview contains insights on the conditions which Syrian hospitals and civilians are facing, the impact XX military and chemical attacks on XXXXXX civilians, XXX XXX dire XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX on the ground.
The XXXXXX XXXXXXX a few XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXX the XXXXXXX social XXX political times. XXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX that humanitarian XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX, even XXXXXX XXXXX-scale warfare similar XX XXX First XXX Second XXXXX XXXX XXXX XXXXXX. Secondly, XXX source shows XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX toll in the event XX a XXX. XXXXXXX’s discussion XX the XXXXXXX he treats, XXX the desperation in the XXXXXXXX, show that humanitarian XXXXXXXXX inflict a tremendous toll on XXXXX XXXXX and their XXXXXXXXXXXXX well-XXXXX. Thirdly, the source shows XXXX XXX present XXXXXXXXX XXXXX continue XX be XXXXXXXXX and conflict-filled, XXXXXXXXXX in areas XXXX as Syria.
Historians XXXX XXXXXX use this primary XXXXXX to write about XXX XXXXXX of XXX Syrian civil XXX by XXXXXXX how XXX war and its chemical attacks had an impact XX normal XXXXXXXXX and XXXXX healthcare XXXXXX. In XXXXXXXXXX, historians XXXX XX able XX use the scenes XXXXXXXXX by Ibrahim XX XXXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX war XXX on a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX.
Reference: XXXX, XXXXX. (2019, XXXX 3). XXX XXXXXXXXX: How To Do Brain Surgery In X XXX XXXX. Retrieved fromXXXXX://XXX.npr.XXX/XXXXXXXX/goatsandsoda/XXXX/06/03/XXXXXXXXX/XX-bombs-XXXX-a-neurosurgeon-tells-how-he-XXXXX-XXXX-in-syria
Appendix:
Cole, Diane. (XXXX, June X). NPR XXXXXXXXX: How XX XX XXXXX Surgery In X XXX XXXX. Retrieved XXXXXXXXX://www.npr.XXX/XXXXXXXX/goatsandsoda/XXXX/XX/03/XXXXXXXXX/as-XXXXX-fall-a-neurosurgeon-tells-how-he-keeps-XXXX-in-syria
"Sorry for late XXXXX. XX've XXXX under nonstop XXX strikes today, and I've XXXX with emergency XXXXXXXX all XXX."
I XXXXXXXX that XXXXX XXXXXXX in response to a request XX interview XX-year-XXX neurosurgeon Omar Ibrahim, XXXXXXXXXX from Egypt XXX based XXX the past XXXX XXXXX in Syria and XXX XXXX two in XXXXX, the northwest province that has XXXX experiencing heavy XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and their XXXXXX XXXXX late April. According XX XXXXXXX from XXXXXXX on the XXXXXX in Syria XXX provided XX Union of XXXXXXX XXXX and XXXXXX Organizations-USA, in that XXXX XX hospitals and XXXXXXX clinics have XXXX damaged or destroyed, XXXXXXX straining the XXXX's already impaired health XXXX network. NPR XXXXX XX Ibrahim via XXXXX on XXX 31 during a XXXXX in his schedule. The interview XXX been edited XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX space.
Where XXX you XXX?
I'm in XXXXX XXXXX [province], in a hospital XXXXX XX have just moved into XXX XXXXXXXX [because XX] the attacks. XX XXXX two XXXXXXXXX XXXXX for XXX surgeries. XX are now the only working hospital in south Idlib.
XXX many patients are you able to see and XXXXX a XXX?
About XX XXXXXXXX on XXXXXXX XXXX their way to the XXXXXXXX XXXXX. We see XXXXXX war-related injuries, XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX other XXXXXXXXXXX. We cannot do XXXXXXXX surgeries.
XX XXXX a XXXXXXX surgeon, a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX and other XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XX a XXXXXXXXXXXX, I XXXXXX treat XXXXX XXX spine XXXXXXXX.
XXXX XX XXXX schedule?
I work in XXXXXX XX XXXX or XXXX XXXX XXXXXX. I go to XXXXX at 4 a.m. and XXXX up XX X or 10. But emergencies can come in anytime. XX I XXX't XXX XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXX that is a XXXXXXX.
Are there XXXXX resulting from XXX bombings that XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX you?
XXXXXXXX XXX come in with XXXXXX brain injuries, dying or XXXXX XXXX. In XXXX bombings you see one or two XXXXXXXX with XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX. I have [XXXX] XXXXXXXX [of XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX]. They sometimes XXXX in gasping, XXXXX XXX XXX in the XXXXXXXX. XX XX XXXX sad XX see XXXX and [know] you XXXXXX XXXX save XXXXX lives.
How many patients can you help?
That depends on the severity of the injuries. XXXX XX the XXXXXX injuries or XXXXXXXXX you XXX XXXXXXXXX.
XXX the more XXXXXXXXX XXXXX?
XXXX patients XXXX in with shrapnel in the brain or spine. X XX-XXXX-old XXX came in two days XXX XXXX a XXXXXX XXXXXX in his XXXX. Shrapnel XXX compressing XXX nerves in his spine, and he XXX in severe pain. XX was XXXXXX to XXXX his XXXXX leg, XXX XXX XXXX XXX XXX XXXX XXXX. XXX surgery succeeded in XXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXX, a XXXX XXX XXXXX, X or X centimeters [2.XX or 3.15 inches]. XX XXXX need physical XXXXXXX to help his XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXX relieved his pain. It was XXXX satisfying XX be able XX XXXX him.
XX you XXXX at my Twitter feed, you can XXXX other XXXXX XXXXX.
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XXX do you stay XXXX?
You XXXXXXXXXXX. You XXXX XX be calm XXXXXXX XXXXXX are scared, the civilians and the patients XXX XXXXXX, XXX they can't see you XXXXXX.
How do you XXXX down the patients and XXXXX XXXXXXXX?
XX XXXX XXXX XXX truth. You XXX't XXXX time XX explain the XXXXXXX but just XX say if the patient XX going to die or going XX make it.
XXX XX XXXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXX hear XXXX XXXX reports?
XXXX XX XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX yelling and XXXXXXXXX, XXX most accept XXX XXXXXXXXX.
They see we are XXXXX XXX XXXX XX XXX XX make the patients survive. XXX XX XXX XXXX you can to make XXX patients XXXX XXX get XXXX XX XXXXX you.
Are you scared?
XXX [XXXXXXXX] fears XXX XXXX XX [the medical XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXX] XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXX. We XXX to XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX [like XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX].
I XXXX no XXXXXXX about doing this XXXX. Because I XXXX XXXXXXX XXX my work, and XXXX XXXX inspires me.
[A XXXXX XXXXX in XXX background.]
XXXXX I have XX XXXXXX the XXXXX, just a second ...
[I can hear him speaking in Arabic; then he resumes XXX XXXXXXXXX.]
I'm sorry. I XXXX to XX XX the emergency XXXX; there was a XXX XXXXXXXX. I XXXX two patients I have to see.
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