Stephen Cornish

Stephen Cornish: But nothing prepared them for the morning of Aug. 21, when more than 3,500 people arrived from the agricultural area gasping for breath, sweating, vomiting, some suffering convulsions and unconsciousness, according to The Star. But medical staff responding to the emergency were also affected, says Stephen Cornish, who heads M decins Sans Fronti res MSF Canada . In one health centre 70 out of 100 suffered secondary symptoms, ranging from mild to severe. One died and Medics in three suburban Damascus hospitals were used to emergencies during two years of bloody war: people with shattered limbs, shrapnel wounds, life-threatening blast burns. By the end of the day, between 300 and 1,000 some say more were dead from what UN inspectors have identified as a chemical attack. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.