Doc Mark, with Mobile Team Alpha, removes a cast to find a badly infected wound.
Former Army medic Zak Beck reinforces a previously used cast with Dermafill pens and duct tape. 
Success! Pediatric femur fracture - ID'd in the field by Team Alpha; delivered to CDTI by Rubicon assets; leg set and casted here by our Docs; and ready to return home with mom (taxi fare and a little extra for the family, thanks to your contributions). :-)
Starting like - now! Always Vigilant will cover the activities of Team Rubicon as it works its tail off in Haiti for no other purpose than love of our fellow man. This is the type of Mission CAP was created for. http://blog.teamrubiconhaiti.org/
Team Rubicon is a self-financed and self-deployed group of former Marines, soldiers and health care professionals currently providing emergency relief in Haiti.
"The Rubicon was a small stream that separated Gaul (France) and ancient Rome. On January 11th, Caesar crossed the Rubicon, and it marked the point of no return. This Sunday, January 17th, our 4 man team will cross the Artibonite River, separating the Dominican Republic and Haiti, carrying crucial medicine and supplies to the people of Haiti. Once across, we will be irrevocably committed to our task."
Here is how bad it gets: Anyone know a Brigadier or Higher??
From McNultyRe: "If you could get anything you needed/wanted today, What would it be?? There are calculated risks that we accept, but people have gone 9 days with limited food and water. I've seen two food trucks attacked. They are getting desperate and we carry food and water with us. I want a high level POC at the airport who can get me supplies and transpo. Not some rear echelon major who is going to threaten to take my medical supplies and tell me I'm her problem because I'm wearing a uniform. I need one person who can get me transpo for 500k worth external fixeters that are flying in from Chicago via FedEx tomorrow. Dr Ivankov's hospital donated them and I'm tasked with figuring out how to get them to the Jrs and hospital. I really need a go-to person...brigade commander or above. "
This is real life and real death. Additional dispatches to follow... Should the feeling overwhelm, the place to donate is at the above URL.
We are now in direct contact with Team Rubicon, however, you can also follow these dispaches at Blackfive.net.
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