Thursday February 21, 2008
Today's trip is to a town which was completely covered in water and mud from the late 2007 flooding: Jacquimeyes. Amazingly, most of the mud has been removed and the devastation was hard to witness. However, medically, this was the sickest group of folks we had met. 16 cardiovascular deaths had occurred here since the flooding. Sixteen. The townsfolk almost felt as if their community was "cursed". 127 patients were seen, however it was our busiest day yet as most patients had 6 to 7 prescriptions per. Blood pressure readings of 220/110 were common. Unreal. Needless to say the "cardiac" suitcase was popular. Luckily, our setup was in an actual clinic with an actual pharmacy, so private examination rooms and a proper pharmacy were found. A busy and tiring day.
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