Day 3

Maybe I'm not cut out for blogging, it's just been so crazy the past couple of days it's hard to find the time to update.  Things have been busy as usual but so far it's going better than I anticipated.  The only pediatric volunteers that are here this week are me and a pediatric nurse from Ohio. Thank goodness she has PICU experience.  The acuity in the pediatric ward is pretty high.  We have a lot of really sick babies in there.  Fortunately there is more Haitian staff so there is a lot of coverage by Haitian doctors at different points during the day.  But there are usually several hours in the morning and evening when I'm by myself.  During those times it's usually so chaotic I feel like all I can do is damage control.  This morning they woke me up from bed with a newborn in triage and a seizing toddler in the emergency room.  Considering how the day started, it turned out alright.  More later...