"A few hours later, the first group of wounded people from Malekshahi those who could not be treated at home were rushed to the hospital where Shirin works. "More than 40 injured people, covered in blood, were brought to us," the 38-year-old recalled. "Most had been shot in the upper body neck, chest, shoulders. Two of them died on the way here. Two young men.""
"Shirin said the hospital was completely unprepared for such a surge in patients. "We had to treat them in the women's ward and even the pediatric ward. It was overwhelming, and everyone was on edge." As Shirin and her colleagues fought to save lives, families of the wounded and other locals began gathering outside the building. "Security forces, meanwhile, were closing in," she said."
"On January 4, the area outside Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam turned into a scene of unrestrained violence by Iranian security forces, according to Shirin. "We knew the security agents were coming to arrest the wounded or record their identities. People gathered at the entrance to stop them," the nurse told DW, adding: "At the same time, we were desperately short of blood, so calls for donors went out on"
Shirin, a nurse at Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ilam, treated more than 40 wounded people from Malekshahi after a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters. Most of the injured suffered gunshot wounds to the upper body, including neck, chest and shoulders; two men died en route. The hospital was overwhelmed and unprepared, forcing staff to use the women’s and pediatric wards to treat patients. Families and locals gathered outside while security forces closed in, attempting to detain the wounded or record identities. Medical staff faced a critical blood shortage and issued urgent calls for donors amid the violence.
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