Victims Of Recent Blazes Are Treated At UC San Diego Facility

    Nov. 9, 2003
    Shortly after 4 in the morning on Oct. 26, the doors of the UC San Diego Regional Burn Unit swung open, and the first of the San Diego wildfire victims was rolled into the intensive care unit. Flames had seared 60% of Rudy Reyes' skin, and the scalding, ash-filled air had smothered his lungs when he was caught in a firestorm while trying to flee his home
    Shortly after 4 in the morning on Oct. 26, the doors of the UC San Diego Regional Burn Unit swung open, and the first of the San Diego wildfire victims was rolled into the intensive care unit. Flames had seared 60% of Rudy Reyes' skin, and the scalding, ash-filled air had smothered his lungs when he was caught in a firestorm while trying to flee his home

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