Hurricane Sandy Deployment – Day 7

Groundhog Day here, meaning every day runs into the next. I have my uniform, which is khaki BDU pants, black boots, and a blue HI- DMAT shirt. Other than that, I have one pair of pants I have worn, and 4 base layer shirts. I spend most of my day between our sleeping room, the cafeteria, and the pharmacy tent. Since they moved the coffee and snacks to the lounge, I don’t get many visitors. And every day it’s cold. Waa…

So, one way to shake things up is to do in-service! Thankfully, part of the pharmacy tent is sectioned off and perfect for classes. Today, they had a class on suturing. Raw chicken breasts were laid out and cut, then 4 students learned proper technique. Granted, they weren’t dealing with swollen, bleeding flesh, but it was pretty close.

They also had a class on using the LifePak. One thing I love about these classes is that I get really great cross-training and an insight into some of the work and lingo of the “other side.”

Check it out:

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Raw breasts, all cut and ready to be sutured

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Dr. Little, making sure the students start off on the right foot

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Shaka!

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Rob of Hawaii DMAT showing off his mad suturing skillz

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Marc and Lahela, diligent students from Hawaii DMAT

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Rob shows off his handiwork, as he should!

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In-service on the LifePak, with Perky Paramedic Patty on the leads, Marc as trainer, and Lahela documenting

 

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