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The First Wave

This is doing what we werecalled to do when we enter the profession of healthcare

This is doing what we were
called to do when we enter the profession of healthcare

Full Transcript

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This is doing what we were called to do when we enter the
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profession of healthcare.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:54
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
National Geographic,Our Time Projects,Participant,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.
WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye. - The First Wave 00:05
WORKER: Everyday, we look death right in its eye.
And the scary part is it looks right back at you. - The First Wave 00:05
And the scary part is it looks right back at you.
It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before. - The First Wave 00:05
It's a storm that nobody's ever been in before.
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions. - The First Wave 00:04
There's no playbook for this, there are no directions.
MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ, - The First Wave 00:12
MICHELE: Well, we're all pretty new to LIJ,
I don't want to get emotional because it's actually been hard. - The First Wave 00:06
I don't want to get emotional because it's actuall...
'Cause, to see the families upset. - The First Wave 00:06
'Cause, to see the families upset.
(speaking native language). - The First Wave 00:07
(speaking native language).
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their family - The First Wave 00:08
SAFINA: When you're the only one there while their fami...
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like, - The First Wave 00:12
SAFINA: You're trying your best to, like,
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen - The First Wave 00:13
So the question becomes is giving him the oxygen
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other - The First Wave 00:12
None of us think that the oxygen is doing anything other
(gasping breaths). - The First Wave 00:08
(gasping breaths).
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad, - The First Wave 00:07
CUOMO (off‐screen): The bad news isn't just bad,
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people. - The First Wave 00:06
Highest single day death toll yet, 779 people.
9/11 was supposed to be the darkest day in New York for a generation. - The First Wave 00:07
9/11 was supposed to be the darkest day in New York for a ge...
We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11. - The First Wave 00:06
We lose 2,753 lives on 9/11.
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis. - The First Wave 00:06
We've lost over 7,000 lives to this crisis.
That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking. - The First Wave 00:07
That is so shocking and painful and breathtaking.
I can't, I don't even have the words for it. - The First Wave 00:04
I can't, I don't even have the words for it.