Providing Hope Amidst Extreme Poverty, Chronic Health Concerns, and Violence: One Medical Team’s Experience in Guatemala City    Journal of Emergency.

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Providing Hope Amidst Extreme Poverty, Chronic Health Concerns, and Violence: One Medical Team’s Experience in Guatemala City    Journal of Emergency Nursing  Volume 45, Issue 4, Pages 352-356 (July 2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004 Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Our team at the seminary gate. Front (left to right): Carissa Virtue, Anna Martin, Ashley Worthy, and Dr Ernest Emmerton. Back: Program Director Devin Chance, Justin Virtue, Stella Falconer, Ceci Austin, and Sean Falconer. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019 45, 352-356DOI: (10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004) Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The view from the Clinic of the neighborhood of La Limonada. Built on the hillside, raw sewage flows through the stream at the base of the ravine. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019 45, 352-356DOI: (10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004) Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The team walking to our clinic site in Esquintla (Devin Chance, Carissa Virtue, Justin Virtue, Anna Martin, Sean Falconer, Ceci Austin, Stella Falconer, and David Suazo). We were unable to drive closer because of road damage from the recent volcanic eruption. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019 45, 352-356DOI: (10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004) Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Dr Ernest Emmerton examines a patient in his treatment area in Esquintla with the help of translator David Suazo. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019 45, 352-356DOI: (10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004) Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Stella Falconer entertains the little brother of a patient who is getting a nebulizer treatment nearby while at the satellite clinic in Santa Faz. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2019 45, 352-356DOI: (10.1016/j.jen.2019.04.004) Copyright © 2019 Emergency Nurses Association Terms and Conditions