Pursuits
Inside an Ebola Protective Suit That Feels 115 Degrees
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Inside the eight-piece protective suits worn by doctors on the front lines of the Ebola outbreak, the temperature reaches at least 115 degrees Fahrenheit. One of the most dangerous moments on the job is going through the 12 steps to take the suit off, which can take 30 minutes.
On a fallow field behind a logistics warehouse in Brussels, Doctors Without Borders runs a training camp for medical staff heading to Ebola hot spots in West Africa. After a full day of classroom instruction on everything from preparation of chlorine solutions to how to safely bury the dead, 12 participants gather inside a tent that simulates an emergency treatment center.