Kelly and I have officially been at the clinic in Dar for 2 weeks now. We were pretty much thrown in day 1, so we independently see lots of kids daily. There is some lack of supervision and the communication with the patient and parents is minimal because of the language barrier, but we are still finding strategies to help out the kiddos.
Most days we see approximately 25-30 patients total in the free outpatient pediatric clinic. This is where we have spent most of our time, but we have seen a few glimpses of the private clinic, the inpatient wards, the club foot clinic, and eventually maybe some surgeries. Monday, Tuesday and Friday are normal days in the pediatric clinic. Patients show up as they please and we see them in the order they arrive. Some patients wait hours to be seen! Wednesdays and Thursdays we see any patient that shows up as well, however, Wednesday is designated for post injection paralysis patients (PIP) and Thursdays for brachial plexus injury (Erb's Palsy) patients. Since there are a huge number of these patients we have had a lot of experience treating these kids.
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| Post supracondylar fracture (elbow fracture). |
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| Post injection paralysis patient |
Clinic is always busy and we are constantly challenged by the variety of diagnoses and post surgical patients, as well as the language barrier. But no doubt the kids are adorable!
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| The pediatric treatment room where we spend the majority of our time |
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Quite possibly the most popular toy - home made rattles
(photo-bombed by the rhino) |
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| Another favorite, the mini beanie babies donated by Kelly |
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| Out side the treatment room/waiting area |
~Krista
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