Thursday Night - Casualty

We did go back to the hospital around 9 pm to help out in Casualty. Thankfully it was a slower evening than the last time I had been there. There were three patients who all came in at relatively the same time. One had a sprained elbow and possibly a fractured pelvis. Another had a broken leg. Yet another had a severe head wound. While we were working to get everyone through X-Ray, the patients started to recognize one another. They had been in the same accident. Having been on the streets of Mombasa, I was well aware that accidents are probable and rather dangerous. However, it is usually a motorbike or a pedestrian traffic accident. We found out that these three particular patients had been traveling on a 47-passenger bus. Even though it took a while, they were all eventually seen by a physician and admitted to wards.

            While this evening went much smoother than the first one I spent in Casualty, my time there gives me such a strong appreciation for the healthcare we receive in America. I am grateful for the appreciation and worth of human life we see in the States. It was nearly two in the morning when we finally got to bed and we had planned an early morning at an orphanage/school for Friday morning.