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Volunteer Herbert Field is seen in East General's emergency ward, where he is about to take over with a patient after a briefing by Dr. Robert Davey. (...)
Volunteer Herbert Field is seen in East General's emergency ward, where he is about to take over with a patient after a briefing by Dr. Robert Davey. (...)

Volunteer Herbert Field is seen in East General's emergency ward, where he is about to take over with a patient after a briefing by Dr. Robert Davey. (...)

Date5/12/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Volunteer Herbert Field is seen in East General's emergency ward; where he is about to take over with a patient after a briefing by Dr. Robert Davey. A hundred volunteers work in the hospital as part of the Crisis Intervention Unit.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113228F
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