Some pictures from work

[This is Geoff pretending to be me]

I have put some work photos below - the delay was because I had forgotten the reader for my camera, so had to borrow one. I do have some anonymised pictures of the operations we have been doing and complex wounds, which are pretty interesting. It is however a very narrow line between what would be regarded by the powers that be (mainly at home) as acceptable, and what would be regarded as a breach of confidentiality. So, no patient pictures on the blog.

The view from the window of theatres coffee room

Charlotte in scrub dress when visiting theatres (she is in the coffee room, dress is labelled in bold "Property of US Navy")

All you need for a chest drain - plastic bottle with two holes in the lid (not sure what it was first used for), suction catheter, two lengths of plastic tubing, some holes cut in one end

The fire outside theatres one night (there are a lot of fires, all self-limiting, where people burn the scrub)

One photo with a patient in (but completely obscured so I don't think this contravenes any regulations). Me and Prof waiting to operate, anaesthetist at the head end, note the basic but effective anaesthetic set up (bellows for ventilation)

Mukasa, the female surgical ward.

One of the donated pulse oximeters in use

Theatre 2 (the main surgical theatre). Note the C arm in the corner. Fantastic for all the orthopaedics we do, but has not worked in six months and still waiting a technician to come and sort it.

The view heading in to theatres at night.

One of the hospital cats, running out from next to the surgical wards.