
Dr. Nii is medical mission bound #276
Docs Outside The Box
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Is the Patient Going Home the Same Day?
In lechma, a patient can go home the same day if he is well enough. But that's not part of the customs and they expect him to stay overnight. The hospital has an open ward with five beds along one wall on each side. A nurse will write notes by step da blood pressure or spleen injury - just like in America. There are no monitoring systems so patients don't know their condition until it's too late. In Lechma, doctors use laproscopic equipment rather than staplers because there aren't as many resources. They also have less access to medical supplies due to lack of funding.
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