Medical Clinic Day 2
Today was our first full day of clinic. It started with a bang, with our team seeing about 75 
patients before lunch. Patients came in with many different problems ranging from indigestion and diarrhea to bronchitis and malaria. It was a long hot day, but a day filled with many new experiences. For Jaclyn, it was giving IM injections and doing scabies’ treatments; for Jody, it was trying starting an IV; for Mallory and Mason it was learning drug names and doses; for Joan and Laura it was holding babies and helping patients find the perfect set of sunglasses.
Outside of clinic, Mason takes on a team of Haitian boys in a game of basketball using his height to his advantage; Mary Jane,
Cecil and James weighed, measured the height and took photos of the children; Jody attacked the ants that had infested the area around her bed with bug spray and Dr. Cutler and Jackie made sure things ran smoothly. 
All on all it was a good day of learning and getting to know the Haitian people. Our team heads to bed tired but ready to tackle the next day of clinic. Check out the blog tomorrow to see how the team is doing.
Jody- Today I had the opportunity to see a 12 year old girl who came to our clinic with a fever, vomiting and weakness. By doing a thorough assessment (and with Dr. Cutler’s advice) we decided that this patient was severely dehydrated and most likely had malaria. I tried to start my first IV, with no success. I was rescued by Jaclyn who successfully started the IV. After lots of fluid and medication, the Haitian girl started to improve. She was the sickest patient we saw today and it was a small success to see the improvement she made in just a few hours.
patients before lunch. Patients came in with many different problems ranging from indigestion and diarrhea to bronchitis and malaria. It was a long hot day, but a day filled with many new experiences. For Jaclyn, it was giving IM injections and doing scabies’ treatments; for Jody, it was trying starting an IV; for Mallory and Mason it was learning drug names and doses; for Joan and Laura it was holding babies and helping patients find the perfect set of sunglasses.Outside of clinic, Mason takes on a team of Haitian boys in a game of basketball using his height to his advantage; Mary Jane,
Cecil and James weighed, measured the height and took photos of the children; Jody attacked the ants that had infested the area around her bed with bug spray and Dr. Cutler and Jackie made sure things ran smoothly. 
All on all it was a good day of learning and getting to know the Haitian people. Our team heads to bed tired but ready to tackle the next day of clinic. Check out the blog tomorrow to see how the team is doing.
Jody- Today I had the opportunity to see a 12 year old girl who came to our clinic with a fever, vomiting and weakness. By doing a thorough assessment (and with Dr. Cutler’s advice) we decided that this patient was severely dehydrated and most likely had malaria. I tried to start my first IV, with no success. I was rescued by Jaclyn who successfully started the IV. After lots of fluid and medication, the Haitian girl started to improve. She was the sickest patient we saw today and it was a small success to see the improvement she made in just a few hours.
4 Comments:
Hi Joan and Laura - the Bohr 4 are praying for you! Bet you LOVED holding the babies! lumu
Hi there -- the people here are all so nice. They have such a sense of humour and the biggest smiles. The babies are great but I have learned that they don't wear diapers here! Going to church tomorrow at 8:15 - I heard them practicing Famous One so it will be neat worshiping with them in Creole. The food is yummy. We are in a grove of Mango Trees so there are mangoes to eat at every meal. LUL!
Thanks again for sharing the stories and pictures. Did that 12 year old girl end up being an admitted patient and spending the night with you guys? or the fluid was enough? I'm glad you guys have today and tomorrow to rest. The heat can be so exhausting. Thinking of you guys and praying too! Love Amber
Hey woman,
No the fluid was enough. She was with us for maybe 4 hours. WE gave her medication and then we drove her home. She has been our only "semi-admitted" patient. Love you too. SEe you in 11 days.
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