A few weeks ago, David and I went to Cayes to teach a medical emergency first aid class to the MEBSH Construction group. (Ok, David's the teacher....I was just the model for practice :) )
This group takes long trips out into very remote areas of Haiti to build roofs for schools and churches. In the event of an emergency, they have to figure out how to treat the injury, stabilize the patient, figure out what medical treatment facility options are available, and get the person there. We went to refresh them on the basics of how to take care of a person who becomes sick or injured on a team. We talked about heat emergencies, wound care, fractures, diabetic emergencies, allergic reactions....all sorts of stuff. We did some hands-on practice too, teaching backboarding, blood pressures, how to use the AED, etc. It was really fun for us to spend a few hours back in the emergency medicine mode....miss it so much!
David demonstrating the use of a c-collar and backboard with Brent.
We enjoyed spending the day with the construction group. It was really fun!
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