Rainy Season
January 9th, 2008 Posted in INMEDThursday, June 7th
Tuesdays and Thursdays are procedure/surgery days at BMC. There are also morning and afternoon rounds to visit inpatients. When I found out it was going to be rainy season here during my stay, I was a little bummed out, but the weather has been beautiful! And I have come to appreciate the rain. It is sunny and hot most of the time, and every few days there is this wonderful tropical downpour that cools the air to a wonderful temperature.
The earth here is red because of the high clay content, and most of the people living in Nalerigu are farmers. People come from many outlying communities to get health care at the center. Money is required upfront for any surgery, which seems kind of harsh considering the poverty, but the hospital could not provide services to everyone if they functioned any other way.
Patients: 7 males7 females
Surgeries—4 inguinal hernia repairs, femoral sequestration, typhoid bowel perforation repair, amputation of the arm above the elbow, C-section
Procedures—D&C, debridement
Diseases—typhoid, meningitis, post-partum bleeding, eye trauma, inguinal hernia, osteomyelitis, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, compound fracture (untreated X 2 months)
Mampruli: Tim—medicine; Foto Bla—“little picture” (with camera); Foto titare—“big picture” (x-ray)
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