Keith Kaynor Beyond your ability and experience, Disaster, Doing one's d., Duty, Halifax Explosion, 1917, Helping others without being asked, Medical emergencies, Not knowing what to do, S. out of one's comfort zone, Serving beyond your ability and experience, Stepping into the u., Stretched, Submission, Unknown

  For Such a Time as This  (Halifax Explosion, #2)

On Thursday, December 6, 1917, an American ship loaded with explosives bound for the European war detonated in the harbor at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  Almost 2000 people were killed and 9000 were wounded, straining the medical facilities of the area.  Soldiers recuperating from World War I injuries became the new, immediately deputized hospital orderlies, … Continue reading   For Such a Time as This  (Halifax Explosion, #2)