We left MOH today early and went into PAP to check on an orphanage that we know of. [Right after leaving there] we saw a DR surgeon we knew in the road in downtown PAP. He stopped and asked us if we could go to a hospital in the epicenter of where most of damage was. We agreed and when we arrived found hundreds and hundreds of people laying on the ground waiting for medical care as there is just so limited amount of any medical care. The hospital was the Haiti Community Hospital. I immediately met with the administrator and he put us in charge of setting up triage outside and began seeing the people that needed the most care. We saw mostly large lacerations 3+ days old from the earthquake. We were able to clean, debried most of them and get them started on antibiotics. Broken bones, skulls, spines, you name it. After a couple of hours, a Haitian orthopedic surgeon showed up and we began working hand in hand with him. Haitian med-students helped us tremendously and we worked incredible together. They were such a huge blessing. The hospital was almost completely out of meds and supplies so we left all we could.
Upon leaving to head back to MOH, the mass destruction was just unbelievable. It really is hard to believe to be honest. Still trying to comprehend it and not sure how we will. It took us over 3 hours to get back as the Haitian government and UN closed so many of the roads to retrieve and move bodies from the rubble.
Upon leaving to head back to MOH, the mass destruction was just unbelievable. It really is hard to believe to be honest. Still trying to comprehend it and not sure how we will. It took us over 3 hours to get back as the Haitian government and UN closed so many of the roads to retrieve and move bodies from the rubble.
Tomorrow we will head out with MOH to do mobile clinics.
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