Last Day

During our week in Haiti, we have had several first experiences, both medical and personal.
One of the experiences consisted of a few students visiting a patient in a Voodoo House,
whom we have been treating for three days. During this visit we gave IM injections, three
suppositories for fever, and started an IV for fluids and antibiotics. All skills were new
experiences for the students. One of the professors cared for a local pregnant woman who
was suffering from an abruption. It was the professor’s first time performing an ultrasound.
Some students got to go with the patient to St. Mark’s Hospital for an emergency C-section.
Today, we started the day with a hike up Matheux Mountain, over 2,100 feet.
We visited a village full of enthusiastic children, who sang many songs for us, after we gave anti-parasitic medicine to them. We then gave out love bundles to the Lifeline Orphanage, which consisted of over 30 children.
To finish the day, we went snorkeling at Wahoo Bay Resort, in the Caribbean Sea. This was several people’s first time snorkeling. We were rowed out to a coral reef, where
we saw a lot of marine life. Following this, we purchased items from Haitian merchants on the
beach. Overall, our trip has been full of happy memories and experiences that we will never
forget.