Today is a holiday in Ethiopia. It commemorates the Battle of Adwa, fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa. It was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War, securing Ethiopian sovereignty.
The OR was closed at Cure today, but we had an ENT clinic. We saw patients until early afternoon in clinic, the audiology team evaluated hearing all day, and the ENT team did some resident teaching in the afternoon. I worked on some repairs for an anesthesia machine, made an inventory of anesthesia machines and monitors, and helped out in the clinic.
We saw two children who had profound hearing loss. One was two and the parents suspected it but had no way to have her seen before. Unfortunately there is little we can do except try to see if we can find a school for the deaf near where they live. Not surprisingly, the parents are devastated. The other was 7 and has no language skills. It was a very sobering reminder of the devastating effects of untreated illnesses.
Most of us will have dinner tonight in our hotel. OR tomorrow and the audiology team will go to the school for the deaf.
It was warm and sunny here and is still beautiful as the sun goes down.
The OR was closed at Cure today, but we had an ENT clinic. We saw patients until early afternoon in clinic, the audiology team evaluated hearing all day, and the ENT team did some resident teaching in the afternoon. I worked on some repairs for an anesthesia machine, made an inventory of anesthesia machines and monitors, and helped out in the clinic.
We saw two children who had profound hearing loss. One was two and the parents suspected it but had no way to have her seen before. Unfortunately there is little we can do except try to see if we can find a school for the deaf near where they live. Not surprisingly, the parents are devastated. The other was 7 and has no language skills. It was a very sobering reminder of the devastating effects of untreated illnesses.
Most of us will have dinner tonight in our hotel. OR tomorrow and the audiology team will go to the school for the deaf.
It was warm and sunny here and is still beautiful as the sun goes down.
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