| Guatemala pictures from July 2005 - Todd
Poor/Dennis McCutcheon with in country partners Dennis and Doris Rice
of Vine International |
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Todd, Dennis R, Dennis Mc |
Chocola 2 |
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Todd with Bench top sterilyzer |
Chocola Christian hospital needs paint, plumber and electrician |
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Boys in Chocola |
CBET/auto mechanic and his first assistant |
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Outdoor Waiting Room Cobulco |
Xray Department |
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Operating Room Cobulco |
Snake - dispatched by shovel |
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Todd Poor at work |
Dennis Rice lending a hand |
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Dennis McCutcheon at work |
Lifesaving Anesthesia Machine |
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Jim Ferguson getting free on job training |
Todd tweaking anesthesia machine donated by TriMedx Foundation - thanks
friends |
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The air is thin at 8,000 feet and I want to make sure this defib works
for personal reasons! |
We find bench space wherever we can find it |
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Comitancillo Hosptal serving the Maum Indians and sharing Jesus |
Uncrating anesthesia machine |
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Muscle it into the 'house' |
Assemble and test |
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Teach |
She had a 50/50 chance to live til 5 years of age. The hospital in Comitancillo
will improve her little sister's chances!
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Maum Indians experience discrimination few of us would understand. |
Volcanoes and Lake Atitlan |
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Guatemala is a beautiful country |
Looking back towards Cobulco |
| Dominican Republic Aug/Sept
2005 with Marty Hand biomedical tech and in country partners Andy and
Pam Patterson with Seeds of Hope Ministries |
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Can't fix it unfortunately - one of our frustrations at times |
Odalis Castillo would not let me file off his screwdriver to make a
tool to fit! |
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5 year old Oxygen Sensor! |
Close up of O2 Sensor at left |
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CURE International Centro de Ortopedia y Especailidades while specializing
in pediatric orthopedics, they are a "full service shop."
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Appropriateness of donations aconstant battle - here is a 220v 50 cycle
lab refrigerator in a 110v 60 cycle system
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Diagnostic Ultrasound very valuable in developing world, but frustratingly
sensitive to electrical supply issues. If you look close you will notice
the "post" is not attached at ground level
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Dennis and Marty Hand - this unit was in parts on the administrators
desk.
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The friction screw at this elbow did not work so Andy jumped on local
motorcylce taxi and the components for the above farm rigged repair
job! Next two pictures show the "Biomed Shop" and the nonCBET
technician that did the repair for free! An example of third world ingenuity
- DON"T TRY THIS AT HOME!
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Technician in DR, if it were as hot in your shop you would dress like
this too!
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Threaded Rod came from this shop |
and the welding, too! |
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One of the advantages of looking like Santa Claus |
Children come from out of the wood work. Our hosts, Andy and Pam Patterson,
Seeds of Hope serve orphanages and childrens needs in Dominican Republic.
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Lo-Tech Sno-cone |
Under the back stairs of a hospital - not a site in your hospital is
it? |
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Still another sad sight |
(L to R) Marty Hand, biomed; the prettiest taxi cab driver we had on
the trip; her son the pastor that invited us to work at this hospital,
chief MD and hospital administrator and myself - Higuey Hospital
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vacuum pump seized up |
'3 in 1' coconut oil -Hey it worked, smelled nice too |
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About one fourth of the equipment we worked on in a day and a half at
this facility.
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F ilter works! just needs to be changed, but they don't have a source.
Often don't have the resources to purchase.
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An older unit |
Top of the line for this hospital |
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Andy Patterson our host laying down on the job. Thanks brother for all
the hard work and sacrifice your family made for us.
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Making do with a standard bulb |
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Hmmm!?!
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Hmmm 2 !?! |
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Hmmm 3 !?!
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Marty finds bench space! It's only 96 degrees, just wait until noon. |
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Hard at work doing what Andy told us! |
Getting ready to do inservice |
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Inservice completed. When the national nurse is fanning herself, you
know it's HOT! |
Hey I thought you were a biomed? |
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Why biomeds are needed in the developing world! |
The second reason why we are there. |
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Infant mortality rate in Dominican Republic ~34/1,000 live births compared
to United States 6.5/1,000
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Foot treadle powered sewing machine just like grandma used - This dear
lady does all the hospitals tayloring needs.
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Found replacement bulb at local "Radio Shack" |
The PRIME reason we go is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I was
blessed to speak about Jesus at the opening day of this Christian school
for orphans and local children.
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Little girl praying |
Emily and friends; her story would break your heart |
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Pam and Andy passing out school supplies |
Thanks Pam and Andy for including us in this blessing |
