GHANA - DAY 3

First shift at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital, Fante lesson and Mole trip planning.

Humbled.

It'll take me a few days to fully process my first day, but humbled is how I feel. NHS, you are amazing!

Irrigating an 8 year old girl's open tib-fib fracture, opened my eyes to how strong these people are. Watching a chest drain being inserted for a haemothorax with only lidocaine on board made me wince! It's really hard to describe the atmosphere, but it's an experience I feel honoured to be having!

Observing the culture and learning from the way they do things is so interesting.

An added bonus was that I met an ambulance crew towards the end of the shift and had a chat with them, and a look at their ambulance! I'm hoping to get a day with them at some point 😊

My Fante is terrible, but I try! Their faces genuinely light up when we try to use their language... It really does help us to build relationships with them.

I'm looking forward to seeing what tomorrow brings.

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