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FL Surgeon, Nurse Help in Marathon Trauma

Bradenton Herald

When two bombs went off near the Boston Marathon’s finish line, Lake County orthopedic surgeon John Cowin jumped over a barricade and started working on the nearby wounded, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

And Bradenton nurse Katie Powers, a volunteer in the first-aid tent, helped convert it to a trauma unit, the Bradenton Herald reported. 

Originally founded in December 2006 as an independent grassroots publication dedicated to coverage of health issues in Florida, Health News Florida was acquired by WUSF Public Media in September 2012.