Clan of Healers: Duty Log

[Taryn]

~reads the log, then turns white at the mention of serums, looks around, and hurries out of the medical wagon, heading for the outer circle, as I swear I hear Leticia calling for my assistance~

[kelsey]

adminstered serum shots to Amber and Terran

[Fishy!]

Administered the last serum shot to both Amber and Terran...

instructing them both to have blood drawn tomorrow so that it may be checked to make sure that the serum worked.

[Amber]

Salem stumbled on his wagon steps, upon going to find out why, I learned he had injured his ribs while out trying to retrieve his children.

He broke three of them, and bruised a few others.  I put his ribs back into place and bound them.  Since he zoned out (lost connection), I instructed Sidona that he won't be allowed to be on duty for 3-5 days depending on when he is cleared bya Healer.  Should the bruising hurt too badly, he should seek out a Healer to retrieve Moss Paste and instructions on how to use it to help ease the bruising.

[Taryn]

Salem apparently re-broke his ribs, after Sidona tripped over him, has a slight concussion after being hit in the head by a piece of timber last night, and a bruised hand from Sidona..

I reset his ribs, then bound them up again, as his concussion happened last night, I just sent him off after tending to his hand and checking to see if any damage besides the bump on his head was apparent, and it wasn't

[Amber]

Cleared Salem back to duty, told him to try really hard not to rebreak his ribs in the near future.

[Amber]

Raziel returned to camp this evening.  He had sleen claw marks across his stomach, his right shoulder blade, and across the small of his back.  I cleaned them, and applied agrimony salve, and then bandaged them.  I pulled a sleen claw from one of the marks on his stomach, pocketed it.  If he wants it, he can have it.

[Amber]

One of the Or Commanders returned to Camp after crossing the river for like the third time.  He was suffering from extreme frostbite on both the left and right last two toes.  So four toes in total.  He was also suffering from the beginning stages of frostbite on his other toes, and both of his feet.  Upon getting him to the surgical wagon, he was given willowbark tea for the pain, and then both of his feet were submerged in hot water until his coloring returned to normal in his feet.  He passed out from the pain as circulation began again.  I dried his feet, and applied agrimony salve to the toes which could be salvaged and healed.  And then I individually wrapped his toes so that no rubbing would cause further damage.  I put him on i.v. antibiotics, and on the morrow will amputate the four toes which are too far gone to save.


Wapike also stumbled in a hole last night, twisting his ankle pretty badly and lacerating his leg.  I told him he was a porch monkey for at least two days, and to have a slave retrieve snow packs to help with the swelling.  I also applied honey salve to his laceration and bandaged it after cleaning it.

[Amber]

The amputation surgery occurred.  The fourth and fifth phalanges on his right foot were removed without incident.  The fifth phalange on his left foot had infection still within it, so it was tubed for draining, and then packed with moist bandages soaked in a green powder and sterile water solution.  The fourth phalange of his left foot was also removed without incident.  All of the toes removed have had the blood vessels tied with no leaking.  The bones were cut with a fine bone saw, and then filed down with a surgical rasp to prevent further injury by sharp edges as the toes heal.  Once all of that was done, the three toes had the skin and muscle pulled over so that I could sew them closed, and they will begin to heal.  The fifth phalange on the left foot, must be watched carefully for the next two days, and once no more infection is seen draining, it too may be closed up.

Both feet and toes are heavily bandaged until the Commanders feet are five times their normal size to prevent trauma from bumping that may occur.

The Commander is still on i.v. antibiotics and shots of Valerian until the epidural wears off.  Then he may be administered pain medication when he asks for it.

I can only assume that he will need to remain in the surgical wagon until his last toe has no infection remaining and is closed up.  After that, he can be moved to recover in comfort at his own wagon with his Woman and Children, unless Kelsey has another plan.

End Entry

[Taryn]

The Turian thrall that Sidona had finally owned up to needing her help, his was near the point of being a popsicle thrall, when he couldn't crawl or walk to the wagon she specified to get warmed up and to eat, she ended up draggin him across the jagged icy ground, which resulted in him acquiring cuts and abrasions. Many of them were superficial and were cleaned out and then had honey covering them, the others which were a bit deeper, were also cleaned out, then green powder sprinkled over and into them, then agrimony salve, then bandaged. He is still in the wagon being warmed up slowly, he was given broth to drink, and I had orders for hot water botas to be placed at his feet, armpits, neck and at his waist to help thaw him out. George is staying with him, with help from the other thralls in the wagon as well, and if anything is needed, george will summon a healer to help.

[Amber]

Healers please see the Migration Log.

[kadi{MTC}]

read understood but wonders whats happened to the 30 large sacks of tea she bought in Turia, goes looking for tea drinkers hehehe

kadi xx

[Taryn]

With tea being one of the only hot drinks we have been serving to those riding and driving, those 30 sacks are nearly gone... Remember, we are feeding not only just us in the inner wagons, but the rest of the wagons as well, which is a lot of tea drinkers... ~smiles~

[Fishy!]

Yesterday-

A young son came screaming for a healer to the Med wagon, his arm visiably broken, the child was brought in and offered something for the pain, and on further investigation the child was found to have a smart mouth, and a fairly clean break of both of the bones in the forarm. Since the other healers were tending to the men of the advance unit, twenty something of them being treated in the med wagon at the time, I went ahead and set the break for the child, and it went very easily, much easier then the legs that I have set before. as soon as both of the bones were set properly the arm was splinted with plenty of padding and the child released. I will be talking to the childs father with how well he did. the child refused anything for the pain and had his arm set with out any noise at all, he didnt even call out or hiss, not even a grunt from the pain.

-on a side note. I was unavoidably distracted, and was prevented me from noting this earlier.-

[Amber]

-is beginning to sound repetitive-

Healers check the Migration log.