Tashaila Forbes of Northeast D.C. kisses her son Donnell Ray, 18 months, who received a nebulizer treatment at Children's Medical Center.
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Forbes and her son Donnell Ray wait as Priscilla Weatherall prepares a treatment. On the emergency room's busiest day, Oct. 26, 232 patients exhibited flu-like symptoms.
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Registered nurses Lindsay Wheeler, left, and Emily Jane Ware work the emergency room. To handle the onslaught of cases, there are 20 percent to 25 percent more doctors and nurses assigned to each shift.
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Wheeler examines 18-month-old patient Donnell Ray. His mother, Tashaila Forbes, said, "That swine flu really scares me."
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Donnell was admitted to the hospital, the third member of his family to come down with flu symptoms.
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Nusre Emily Jane Ware hangs a drawing from a recent patient. The day before Halloween, 39 children were hospitalized with confirmed cases of H1N1 -- the most in a single day.
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Andrea Carroll waits in the emergency room with her two-year-old daughter Golden White.
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Peggy Logan, of Oxon Hill, holds her one-year-old son, JaQuan, as he is examined by nurse Joy Mozena. No children have died during the fall flu surge at Children's, although one patient did in the spring, the hospital said.
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Registered nurse Lindsay Wheeler keeps her mask handy as she enters information about a patient into the hospital's computer system.
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From left, Jamarkus Martin, Angel Rhodes, Asante Martin, held by his father, Avery Tillar, and Cherylyce Martin, of Southeast D.C., wait in the emergency room. Asante, 2, is the latest in the family to come down with flu-like symptoms.
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One-year-old JaQuan Roane, of Oxon Hill, cries as he is prepped for a chest X-ray by technician Kia Seaforth during a visit to the emergency room.
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Khalil Alston, 4 1/2 months, and his mother, Alissa Alston, of Hyattsville, wait in the emergency room.
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The pace at Children's emergency room has been intense, but not to a breaking point, said Daniel Fagbuyi, medical director for disaster preparedness and emergency management.
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Gallery Credits:
Photo Editor, Producer Steve Cook
Text Editor Christopher Stanford
