Nighttime Medical Supply Cart at Maiduguri Nurse Station

Cool blue neon light reflects off the stainless steel tray of a central line dressing cart resting on a laminate work surface. The cart sits slightly left of center, its wheels locked against the cool tile floor. Neatly arranged sterile packages, clear plastic bags, and amber glass vials sit in orderly rows within the metal basin. Deep shadows pool beneath the cart legs and behind the metal frame, showing quiet intensity in the dim room. The dry season air is invisible, but the stillness suggests a pause in the night shift. One syringe lies uncapped on a blue absorbent pad, its plunger fully depressed, while the reflection of overhead fixtures stretches across the curved metal edge of the tray.