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Senior, John F. Kennedy High School
Having moved to the United States from Ethiopia when she was 5, Hewan Kidanemariam is aware of inequities in the world especially when it comes to health care. She says her early interest in medicine was influenced by her mother, who was a medical aide during that country’s civil war and would tell stories of bandaging wounded soldiers.
“It really comes down to impact. There are other professions where you can help people, but it’s more indirect,” says Hewan, 17, who lives in Silver Spring and aspires to be a physician. “In health care, you have a more intimate relationship with a patient and a direct impact on a patient’s life.”
Chance meeting reunites Bethesda man, crew who saved his life after crash
At food distribution event, man meets team who pulled him from car wreck By Rose Horowitch |
January 11, 2021 | 10:28 am
Sean Purcell, left, and another member of the rescue team remove the side of John Ross car to free him and get him into an ambulance. The process took 13 minutes.
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Some firefighters remember every crash they’re dispatched to, Fire and Rescue Lieut. Sean Purcell said. They’ve analyzed the wreck, thought up multiple plans to extricate victims from their cars, and tried to calm people on the most frightening day of their life.