Day 7 was another routine of chapel, rounds and some shadowing in the outpatient clinic. There were a few interesting cases in the hospital. One was a 32 year old man with an ischemic stroke of the entire MCA territory, associated with very high blood pressure, the cause of which is unclear. His prognosis is very poor. Another was a man who had attempted to commit suicide with insecticide ingestion, being treated with atropine (an antidote to organophosphates) and haloperidol (an antipsychotic and sedative) who subsequently developed a fixed upward gaze of his eyes, a fairly rare side effect of haloperidol.
We had to leave to drive to Kanha National Park in the afternoon. But before we left we got an urgent call from Dr Henry, the hospital director. He had a patient going for surgery the following day with a low hemoglobin count and wanted Megan (a known A+) to go give a half pint of blood. So she followed orders. How often do you get to later meet the person you give your blood to?
(Can you tell I like taking pictures of Megan?)
The rest of the day was spent on the road the Kanha, about 4 hours of twists and turns. Not easy on the stomach. We got to the hotel and settled in, had some dinner and crashed early.
The next morning we were up early to leave on a safari through the park. It was raining intermittently and we hoped desperately it would hold off for the morning. Unfortunately, it did not.
Megan and her incredible camera are to credit for the wonderful pictures of the safari below. We didn't see any tigers (the animal the park is most known for), but we enjoyed ourselves regardless.
A little chilly.
Peacocks!
Tiger scratchings?! They were easily up to 9 feet high.
After we got back to the hotel, we tried to warm up, played some games, and had a little lunch. Our new friends Presant and Ranu (a nursing tutor at CHM) were celebrating their one year anniversary with a little lunch time cake and we were excited to join the party.
After lunch, we got back in the van for the long, bumpy, twisty, borderline sickening, mildly terrifying ride back to Christian Hospital Mungeli. We did some student-only rounds about the hospital (check out what we'd missed), had some dinner and went to bed.
More soon.
xoxo,
Lily
We had to leave to drive to Kanha National Park in the afternoon. But before we left we got an urgent call from Dr Henry, the hospital director. He had a patient going for surgery the following day with a low hemoglobin count and wanted Megan (a known A+) to go give a half pint of blood. So she followed orders. How often do you get to later meet the person you give your blood to?
(Can you tell I like taking pictures of Megan?)
The next morning we were up early to leave on a safari through the park. It was raining intermittently and we hoped desperately it would hold off for the morning. Unfortunately, it did not.
Megan and her incredible camera are to credit for the wonderful pictures of the safari below. We didn't see any tigers (the animal the park is most known for), but we enjoyed ourselves regardless.
A little chilly.
Tiger scratchings?! They were easily up to 9 feet high.
The group
This guy looks angry
After we got back to the hotel, we tried to warm up, played some games, and had a little lunch. Our new friends Presant and Ranu (a nursing tutor at CHM) were celebrating their one year anniversary with a little lunch time cake and we were excited to join the party.
After lunch, we got back in the van for the long, bumpy, twisty, borderline sickening, mildly terrifying ride back to Christian Hospital Mungeli. We did some student-only rounds about the hospital (check out what we'd missed), had some dinner and went to bed.
More soon.
xoxo,
Lily
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