Today was another great day! It was the 2nd final day of Medical Camp. Everything was a bit quieter at the hospital today. We went up in the morning. I got to find a 7mth old infant there for eye surgery-he had (no diaper on) a wandering eye-and one dysmorphic ear, one ear tag. Nothing else I could see. I had the student listen to his heart. I'm not sure she heard it well-baby was moving a lot-and she'd never heard an infant heart before.
Then I talked with two Sikh girls-one was there to have her teeth braces looked at. They taught me how to say,"What are you doing", "What is your name", and "Thank you" in Hindi. Very cool!
We came back to the hospital in the afternoon-and it was even quieter than in morning since surgeries were being wrapped up, and patients were either discharged or had seen the specialist they needed. It will be interesting to see how many were treated this time.
One has to wonder though-what the rate of infection is, and wound dehiscience. I think they probably don't use general anesthesia unless they absolutely have to-due to the potential associated complications, and recovery time. Many of the patients will be here still for a few more days-but, some go home within hours of their surgery-probably never to be heard from again.
Then I talked with two Sikh girls-one was there to have her teeth braces looked at. They taught me how to say,"What are you doing", "What is your name", and "Thank you" in Hindi. Very cool!
We came back to the hospital in the afternoon-and it was even quieter than in morning since surgeries were being wrapped up, and patients were either discharged or had seen the specialist they needed. It will be interesting to see how many were treated this time.
One has to wonder though-what the rate of infection is, and wound dehiscience. I think they probably don't use general anesthesia unless they absolutely have to-due to the potential associated complications, and recovery time. Many of the patients will be here still for a few more days-but, some go home within hours of their surgery-probably never to be heard from again.
All for tonight---tomorrow we're going to Shimla to shop----it's about 60miles but takes 3hr to get there!
This is so interesting! What a difference from our hospitals here, isn't there. I can hardly wait to hear all the stories of your adventures. Have a great, eventful Sunday and Happy Easter! Love, Geri
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