The morning started with an
exciting Skype call to Paul Ferraro, the Chairman of the FLC U.S. Board of
Directors.
After the call, the students
learned more physical rehabilitation concepts today. They were taught how to
use assistive devices for walking and how they can be made out of simple
materials found around their villages. Adong, one of the local FLC staff,
whipped up a pair of crutches made from bamboo, and two different sizes of
canes from trees found right here at the training facilities. I am not sure
what is more amazing, the fact that he made all the above in a single afternoon
or that he did it all with only his machete!
Just like students in the USA, the Barefoot Doctor students initially had trouble with the concept of using a single crutch or cane on the opposite side of the injury but they seemed to understand way after hands on practice. Everyone had a lot of fun practicing and playing with the homemade assistive devices.
Dr. Alice Astone continued by
talking about traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries.
Dr. Nilson asked several questions
on important information on a variety of diseases. As we suspected the students’
version of the book is not as up to date as ours so they needed to write in
several important details. After polling the patients it was discovered that 19
of the 21 students need a tetanus shot.
We are attempting to get the tetanus vaccines for the students so they
will be protected against this disease and to have them practice on each other
how to give injections.
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| Nurse Holly |
In the afternoon Holly taught the
students how to measure and give medicine. She added to the book teaching by
talking about the “9 rights” of medication administration in nursing that are
taught at the hospital were she works. They are: the right patient, the right
medicine, right dose, the right route, the right frequency and duration, the
right reason, the right to refuse treatment, the right to be educated about
treatment, and the right documentation.
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| Nurse Betty |
It has been another successful day
here at FLC.
Rick, Alice, and Lindsey
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