(okay I could have sworn I posted since 4-1-09 but will do so again ~confuzzlement~)
**a little late in posting, but as I said I did this before**
Tended to Kelsey 4 nights ago while at The Point, risky tripped her, and during the incident, Kelsey sprained her ankle... I looked it over, as she had already gotten moss paste to place on her swelling ankle, I was able to feel her ankle to see if there were any broken bones, and after my examination I concluded that it was only sprained, she was given willow bark to help with the pain, and I also had crutches delivered to her to use while she went into the trading post...
During our return trip from The Point to camp, we encountered the Kataii in an ambush that was set up by Raziel, I was called to one of the wagons to tend to Salem who had been hit by an incoming arrow, it had embedded itself into his pectoralis major muscle on his chest, it didn't embed too deep, but after I removed the arrow, I had to suture the muscle underneath with bosk gut thread, then coated the entire inside with green powder to prevent an infection that might want to take hold, then I went about stitching up the skin on the outside, I then coated the sutures as well as the skin surrounding the wound with agrimony salve and placed a bandage over the wound to keep it dry and clean... (yes, this was a NPC event as Salem is still on LOA)
After tending to Salem, the wounded from the battle started to arrive and I spent the rest of the night with Amber, Shoko and Kelsey tending to the wounded..
The following day I tended to our fallen warrior brothers, cleaning and making them presentable for their families to view them when we returned to camp, and then were sent off in a pyre...
I again was called upon to tend to Salem who was in a good amount of pain when he awoke, I removed the bandage, then proceeded to clean the stitches and such of the old salve that was still there, then I checked the temperature and color of the skin around the sutured wound, the color was good, no signs of redness and it was a normal temperature, no heat was felt, so I reapplied the agrimony salve and bandaged the wound once more, and repeated my orders that he wasn't to drink any alcohol, to fur (or anything of the like), or any duty until the wound was fully healed and he was cleared for such...
When we reached camp, I helped bring the injured warriors from one of the freight wagons we had turned into a temporary medical wagon, who couldn't return to their own wagons to be with their families, who could care for them while they healed, and also set up those warriors who didn't have families to watch over them.. There are 15 warriors who are still on IVs as their wounds are severe, and the remaining 45 are ones who are staying in the medical wagon for the next day or two to heal until they are released to return to their own wagons... The ones with their families gave their word to come to the medical wagon daily to have their wounds checked and cleaned...
Some of the medical supplies that we bought at The Point were brought into the medical wagon while I was on duty, from the night we returned to almost 2 ahn after the sun set last night, though I was not sure at the time where the supplies that we got from the Kataii went to, I did give my word to find them and take inventory of them..
Earlier tonight, Kelsey and I found the crates of supplies, between the two of us, we began going through them and writing down what was found... **will post the inventory list on the healer's board tomorrow and also on The Point - Supplies thread**
I also was able to check on Sarant'satrals broken ankle... the bones have mended and the splint is no longer needed.. but I have wrapped it to give it a bit of support while she gets used to using it again, with the help of a cane, and come tomorrow I will give her a list of exercises she needs to start doing to strengthen her leg and ankle...
Also released 15 warriors back to their wagons this afternoon, their wounds have healed, and they have been granted to return to light duty for the next two days, after which time one of the healers can determine if they are able to return to full duty.. the 3 most severely injured warriors have been downgraded from critical to stable, though they are still on IV fluids and antibotics for the next two days... the other 12 severely wounded warriors have been removed from their IVs and have been placed on a soft foods diet, with the okay to drink juices or milk, and they are to have a large glass of water or a bota of water near them at all times... the remaining warriors who were staying in the medical wagon because they had no family to care for them, have been released back to their own wagons, but are on orders of no alcohol, furring, or duty for another two days...
~end of report~
