Green Cross Volunteer Medics, on the Frontline of Venezuela’s Protests

A teenage boy lay on the ground after a clash with the police. “Médico, médico!” a young man screamed through the thick fog of tear gas at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela. The medics he was calling for, known as the Cruz Verde or Green Cross, have become a regular fixture at violent clashes between opposition protesters and government forces. At least 90 people have died since the demonstrations began in April, and the volunteer medics have found themselves treating a range of injuries, from major head wounds to minor scrapes. More…