1/27/10 UPDATE: Today the Aid for Haiti medical team has reached the populated city of Carrefour and has started medical ministry to the people of the area. Early in the morning, people came from all around the city when rumor spread about the possibility of doctors in the area. Reports
indicate that many in this area have not yet received any medical aid and only now two weeks after the earthquake are able to find help. From gangrenous legs to simple untreated wounds, the Haitian people have been extremely thankful, expressing that “they were not forgotten”. Untreated infected wounds have been the most common presentation by far. Thanks to your support, we were able to bring large amounts of medical supplies including wound dressings, surgical equipment, modern antibiotics and anesthesia to treat the masses that have come to clinic nursing these infections. Without this treatment many risked losing arms, legs and possibly their lives. Reportedly, the Haitian people were most amazed by the anesthesia provided by the me
dical team. In an area where many have been commonly enduring amputations using only vodka and hacksaws, these modern anesthesia drugs seemed almost miraculous. What we take for granted here was a huge blessing to some, and an amazement for all, as patients underwent painful procedures in comfort and awoke without complaint. We thank you all for your support during this time. Without you this would not be possible. Please consider contributing to Aid for Haiti, below, as we prepare supplies and logistics for multiple medical teams to travel into Haiti over the next to months. Our focus will continue to provide medical aid further and further into the hardest to reach places where many rely on us for their sole medical care.
We hope to provide further updates daily. Please forward this to anyone else who would be interested. Sign up for email updates at www.aidforhaiti.org
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