Tag Archives: VAC

Returning home from an impactful experience

Team 6B is home.
Started the day by waking up to a failed generator. “Pancake Steve” flipped breakfast for all. We made rounds with Diane Cable.  Had to take Jolanda (AKA) back after her wound opened up, it’s probably colonized (infected).  We used our first real VAC.  Valeri is still under weather so adminstration canceled the [...]

Team 6B’s last night in Haiti

Ki jan ou rele? (What is your name?)
Our last night in Croix de Bouquets.
Today we fixed our first acute fracture, a 13-year-old who fractured his femur playing soccer.  First case we were able to use our brand new large fragment set of screws (which was complete!!) that had been hand delivered by Tony, a friend [...]