The mentorship that improved my skills in surgical Toilet and suturing

After completion of my certificate my skills in performing procedures were very poor since nurses are supposed to do what the doctors write up. My first job was in a clinic where i was the incharge of the clinic. The weird evening the motorcyclist was knocked in the close proximity of the clinic and they had to bring him in, other nurses ran away fearing blood and suspected this man was going to die. I had less skills in suturing but had tried learning suturing a mattress and a box during my placement in operating theatre. I tried had and sutured the wound admitted the man and later discharged him after 3 days. I kept checking on the man from his home to make sure he doesnt develop sepsis till he got better on antibiotics. Months later i got a job at Nyakibale hospital and Emergency Department had opened 6 months back, i joined Emergency Department and two days later i was on duty with a colleague who had basic training on job for six months, we got a baby who was cut by a glass so she taught me how to give local anaethesia, wound cleaning and technique of suturing the boy's head. I learnt that mentorship and training in Emergency medicine was key for mid care providers since they are the frontline health workers. GEC has maintained this aspect in training midcare providers in handling emergencies.

CASE I FEB 2015 THE CRASH FOR THREE THINGS-THE COW, THE PEDESTRIAN AND THE CAR. it was a thursday when i woke up and the day seems right not until the evening at around 730pm when the car parked and a knock on ED door and the person comes in saying ''I HAVE ACCIDENT PATIENTS'' to check in the vehicle it was a bloody vehicle with an old female who had sustained multiple injuries on the head, arms and legs . following examination we concluded having a big laceration on the thigh and multiple soft tissue injuries...repaired her and later got a clear history as below the speeding car was going to crash a speeding motorcycle but this drunk driver tried breaking down and the motorcycle went at the side hitting an old female and the car went ahead and hit a crossing cow and died on spot.....FOLLOW ME FOR UPDATES ON THE CONDITION OF THE COW, OLD FEMALE, CYCLIST AND THE VEHICLE+ MOTORCYCLE...... SUPPORT EMERGENCY CARE DEVELOPMENT IN UGANDA......................GOD BLESS U. CASE II FEB 2015