I had the privilege of spending the day at ALMC. The Orthopedic surgery schedule consisted of 2 knee arthroscopies. 1 hip arthrocoposy (the first at ALMC ) . The very first shoulder arthroscopy at ALMC was performed the day before, and was a great success., The surgeries were performed by Dr. Palmer from Minn. He is in Arusha for 2 weeks with his PA-C, doing Orthopedic surgery, teaching Dr Kibira how to do knee arthroscopies, who is an Orthopedic surgeon at ALMC.
It was in some ways similar to OR’s in the US, and in other ways miles apart such as: using perforated towel clips to keep drapes in tact, not to mention the BIG bug flying in the OR, no tape on instrument trays, tied with cloth, 1 X4 wood covered with cloth for arm boards, only to mention a few.
One of the more prominent things I noticed was no one seemed to be complaining about their job, or clock watching. All were gracious and welcoming.
While everyone else made hospice visits to those who are facing death, I had the wonderful opportunity to witness the birth (c-section) of a beautiful baby boy.
God is truly good!
Earlene
Thanks for your nice note, Earline. All this information from everyone is really great - each person has a wonderful perspective on what's been going on. I find it really interesting. John
ReplyDeleteOh my. I remember the day you decided to change careers and work in the er! Now look at you! Earlene, God has blessed your hands and heart in ways that are changing lives. I got tears in my eyes when I read your comments. Well done! Rhodes
ReplyDeleteOh,as soon as I saw that brand new baby and saw that YOU were writing this post I was sooo hoping that you had been there for that birth! I had tears,too-God is so good for you to see life entering the world while others are holding hands with those leaving this world. Anne
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