Saturday, January 23, 2010
Update (we got airlift for Sunday)
I have to make this fast. Just obtained 1200 pounds of lift capacity for tomorrow morning into Haiti. This is awesome. Will hopefully be able to preposition supplies for team!
Three steps forward...
No post yesterday. Just no time and when I finally got home, just too burned to post. Looking at my iphone, could not do this without this amazing device, I just did a quick count of the number of calls for yesterday… 86! And that’s not counting texts. Oh, and I did a full day clients, spoke for 2 hours to a group of 60 and had to resuscitate a 78 year-old woman who almost died in my seminar. Absolutely crazy. I think that is a lot. So again yesterday was a bit strange.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The Latest... Elation then frustration.
Whew... what a day. Putting out all my energy into finding airlift capacity to Haiti. I hate this... I have the people I have some supplies, I have the destination. But no way of getting there right now. We have some very promising leads. Pray for airplanes. Ups and downs... Had a commitment for a plane, than no, then again, a great lead on three planes and two are a no and a third still unknown. I am currently working on marshaling donated supplies. Thought we had 5 seats on a 737 relief flight leaving tomorrow at 7:00, mobilized one team... ready to go...but government snafu regarding passport numbers and timing shot us down. Arrrg. Frustrating. I need a plane.
Good news... got a great donation of some very good Medical supplies. Thank you.
Currently trying to get confirmation on accessing a MAC (Military Airlift Command) charter for Monday morning departure. We got bumped off tomorrow's flight.
Still need Medical supplies. Hopes and prayers accepted too. :-)
Exhausted.
Did I mention I need a plane to help save lives? And I need it ASAP?
Good news... got a great donation of some very good Medical supplies. Thank you.
Currently trying to get confirmation on accessing a MAC (Military Airlift Command) charter for Monday morning departure. We got bumped off tomorrow's flight.
Still need Medical supplies. Hopes and prayers accepted too. :-)
Exhausted.
Did I mention I need a plane to help save lives? And I need it ASAP?
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Phase Two and What's Next
We have been there and we have done that. We now have in place a direct supply line and contacts with a hospital in need on the Haitian Border in the town of Jimani called The Good Samaritan Hospital. We can get flight clearance direct to Barhona and then have links to get supplies and medical staff to an identified area of need. We just need airlift capabilities and more medical supplies.
We do not have a plane but are still planning on returning on Sunday to put people and supplies on the ground to help. Think airplane, think airplane, think airplane. If you are a corporation or individual that can manifest a plane let's go to Haiti.
Please if you can help with airlift or medical supplies please, please contact me ASAP. There were over 400 patients at the hospital with more arriving every day. Surgery supplies are in short supply, surgeries are being done without anesthetic, they have an x-ray machine but no film or developer. Bones are being set by feel. Infections that could be easily handled with antibiotics are killing people. Medical staff are pulling 30 hour shifts. There is very little sterile saline to flush ivs with. There is a huge need for nurses and doctors to help relieve those already there.
Individuals can create incredible change in the lives of so many in need. Join us.
We do not have a plane but are still planning on returning on Sunday to put people and supplies on the ground to help. Think airplane, think airplane, think airplane. If you are a corporation or individual that can manifest a plane let's go to Haiti.
Please if you can help with airlift or medical supplies please, please contact me ASAP. There were over 400 patients at the hospital with more arriving every day. Surgery supplies are in short supply, surgeries are being done without anesthetic, they have an x-ray machine but no film or developer. Bones are being set by feel. Infections that could be easily handled with antibiotics are killing people. Medical staff are pulling 30 hour shifts. There is very little sterile saline to flush ivs with. There is a huge need for nurses and doctors to help relieve those already there.
Individuals can create incredible change in the lives of so many in need. Join us.
Raw Video of the Trip
Eight minutes or so of selected raw video of the trip. No editing because I just don't have the time or luxury. Lots going on. More in the next posts.
Sean.
Sample list of items delivered so far...
Special thanks to all our sponsors/donors both small and large for your direct and immediate response. I will tell you that these items will immediately save lives, ease pain and assist in recovery. Thank you, thank you, thank you. One person can make a difference and you are, have done, and are doing that. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We are still in need of so many medical supplies. We will be posting a wish list shortly, along with more video and photos from Haiti. Additionally we will be discussing phase 2 including putting personnel on the ground.
Below is a quick sample of some of the Medical supplies delivered yesterday direct to the people in need.
| Item | Quantity |
| Boot cast pedi small | 4 |
| Tray, suture ec dyndl1234 | 45 |
| Plaster specialist 2"x3yd | 50 |
| Plaster specialist 3"x3yd | 12 |
| Plaster specialist 4"x5yd | 12 |
| Plaster specialist 6" | 12 |
| Splint finger aluminum 3/4" | 24 |
| Collar cervical small | 10 |
| collar cervical large | 4 |
| splint clavicle med | 3 |
| Casting tape delta 5" fg | 10 |
| splint primacast 4" | 10 |
| splint clavicle large | 1 |
| SOL NaCl 500ml 2f7123 | 54 |
| SOL NaCl 1000ml 2f7124 | 96 |
| SOL NaCl 1500ml 2f7125 | 32 |
| SOL water 1500ml 2f7115 | 32 |
| Aloe Vesta Cleansing Foam | 16 |
| Bandage Ace 2" | 60 |
| Bandage Ace 3" | 80 |
| Bandage Ace 4" | 80 |
| Bandage Ace 6" | 80 |
| Tube Feed 5fr/41cm 260802 | 30 |
| Tube Feed 8fr/41cm 260604 | 30 |
| Packing iodoform 1/2"/5yd | 18 |
| Packing Iodoform 1/4"/5yd | 8 |
| Packing plain 1/2"/5yd | 18 |
| Packing plain 1/4"/5yd | 12 |
| Packing plain 1"/5yd | 12 |
| Packing plain 2"/5yd | 8 |
| Scalpel bd #11 | 20 |
| Syringe bulb 60cc | 50 |
| Tray spinal 21ga/2" 4304c | 16 |
| Tray spinal 22/1.5 w/o meter | 10 |
| Tray laceration ams8047 | 14 |
| Soft cast 3" m82103 | 14 |
| Dress adaptic 3x3 6112 | 50 |
| Dress abd pad | 150 |
| Dress kerlix roll | 100 |
| Dress kling gauze 6" | 40 |
| Dress Telfa 3" x 8" | 200 |
| Dress bioclusive 2" x 3" | 200 |
| Dress xeroform 1" x 8" | 25 |
| Steri strip 1/4" white | 100 |
| Dress tubular 6" | 2 |
| Dress tubular 7" | 2 |
| Dress veni-gard jr | 75 |
| Tape elastikon 4" | 12 |
| Casting tape red 2" | 6 |
| Casting tape purple 2" | 6 |
| Casting tape green 2" | 6 |
| Casting tape neon pink 2" | 6 |
| Casting tape blue 2" | 4 |
| Casting tape red 4" | 8 |
| Restraint Wrist adult | 25 |
| Restraint wrist ped | 25 |
| Pad sanitary 23090-090 | 25 |
| Gauze IV 7089 | 210 |
| Gauze 2"x2" | 500 |
| Gauze 3"x3" | 300 |
| Tape Hypafix 2" x 10yd | 6 |
| Basin Bath h360-05 | 100 |
| Deodorant personal | 70 |
| Baby wash head to toe 1oz | 50 |
| armboard infant 2x6 | 100 |
| benzoin swab stick 4" | 50 |
| betadine sol swabstick | 100 |
| chloraprep one-step 3ml 260400 | 100 |
| betadine swab aid 40000-020 | 1000 |
| Betadine ointment 1/32oz | 1000 |
| towel absorbent a7550t | 100 |
| penlight | 24 |
| hibiclens 32oz 57532 | 12 |
| alchohol wipes | 2000 |
| tongue blade jr unsterile | 1000 |
| band aid strip 3/4" neon | 1200 |
| tape transpore 1/2" 15270 | 144 |
| tape transpore 2" 15272 | 24 |
| tape zonas 1" jj5104 | 72 |
| tape zonas 2" 5106 | 18 |
| tape zonas 1/2" jj5103 | 144 |
| Needle 18ga/1.5" 305196 | 600 |
| Delta net 6" | 1 |
| Padding cast spec 6" | 12 |
| Delta roll 4" mcmw04 | 40 |
| Bandage ace dbl length 3" | 40 |
| Tourniquet 367203 | 25 |
| water sterile inj 10ml vial | 200 |
| sodium chloride inj 10ml | 300 |
| sodium chloride inj 20ml | 100 |
| chloroquine phos 500mg 25 | 1 |
| thermazene 1% 20gm tube | 93 |
| amox/3cases pot clav 600-42.9.21 in tote 5 200ml | 5 |
| amoxicillin 400mg/5ml 100ml | 20 |
| amoxicillin 500mg 100ud | 5 |
| ceftriaxone sod 1gm 10vl | 10 |
| chloroquine phos 250mg 50 | 2 |
| cipro 500mg/5ml 100ml | 2 |
| ciproflox lact400/200 24x20ml | 1 |
| doxycycline hycl 100mg 10x10ud | 5 |
| isoniazid 50mg/5ml 473ml | 1 |
| doxycycline hycl 100mg 10vl | 7 |
| vibramycin 50mg/5ml 480ml | 2 |
| xyclocaine 1% 20ml | 50 |
| acetaminophen 325mg 100ud | 25 |
| 1caseibuprofen 100/1intote 5 100x5mlud | 3 |
| ibuprofen 100/5 100x10mlud chd | 3 |
| ibuprofen 200mg 100ud | 5 |
| motrin 100mg/5ml 36x120ml inst | 1 |
| polysporin oi 144x.94gmud | 10 |
| triple antibiotic 144x1/320zud | 10 |
| tylenol 80/.8 36x15 grp inp | 5 |
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hospital Video and Random Thoughts
I am sitting on the plane typing this on my little iPhone, speeding
back to my family with a new appreciation of the blessings we all
share, of the many things we take for granted each minute of our
lives. Clean water, safe housing, abundant food, and medical care
that can fix just about anything just 10 minutes away. We don't just
simply have it good, or evan great, our lives in our community called
the USA is umbelievably, fantastically, over the top wonderful.
I am attaching a short video of the hospital. It consists of two
buildings with a third several hundred yards away mainly for those
recovering and less injured. The two buildings you see here are for
triage, surgery and recovery. The trailers are actually the icu.
The situation is best described as controled chaos. The most amazing
thing is the concentrated effort being put forth by the team of
medical professionals. More on that in another post.
Suffice it to say, there is death all around but hope and caring on a
scale that is off the chart. So many people are being provided
critical help, without which they would simply die. This hospital is
not on the front lines but is the next stop after the front lines.
Everything is in short supply except for the desire to help. Sterile
saline, iv antibiotics, antiseptic, anasthetic all in short supply or
non-existant. Complex orthopedic surgeries for example being performed
sometimes with only a shot of morphine. It is truly like a war zone.
But a war zone without the bullets. Where we were at was incredibly
safe. We saw no indication of any disturbances. In a discussion I had
with a member of the Washington state search and rescue, he confirmed
that there was, in this locale, no safety concerns.
We were very busy during our short visit. I was even pressed into
service to help bring a patient in and too help wih crowd control at
the main entrance. It was all I could do to not leave and stay. But we
were not prepared to stay and had to depart in order to make it back
to Barhona before dark. The airport has no runway lights and closes
at dark.
Unfortunately I do not have many photos to post yet as the rest are on
another camera. Even then. We were so busy discussing the situation
and the facilities I had little time to shoot photos. I will post the
others soon. I need to process everything that happened today.
This will post as soon as i jave cell service on the states. Please
excuse the typos.More in a while.
Sean
Unloading!
Everything looking good so far.
Boxes
plane loaded. Thank you to every one of you. Great team effort!
On the plane now
Whew. Everything is loaded and we are taxiing. Destination is Barhona
on the south coast of the Dominican Republic and then on to Jimani on the Haitian border. We have trucks for the
supplies and people. But unfortunately this is supply only. After
speaking with the local doctor there is a route in place and world
health organization contact there. If we can get another flight out it
appears to be a good possibility to put people on the ground.
Conditions though are reported to be very very primative and field
hospital at best. Will be in the air for next two hours. Unsure of
cell or data coverage at destination.
on the south coast of the Dominican Republic and then on to Jimani on the Haitian border. We have trucks for the
supplies and people. But unfortunately this is supply only. After
speaking with the local doctor there is a route in place and world
health organization contact there. If we can get another flight out it
appears to be a good possibility to put people on the ground.
Conditions though are reported to be very very primative and field
hospital at best. Will be in the air for next two hours. Unsure of
cell or data coverage at destination.
Loading Video
Early morning loading of the plane with supplies for 7 am takeoff. Great help from all the guys. A huge thank you for making this all go so smooth.
Loading Plane
take a few passengers off. At this stage it is a Dr. Hirsch and
myself. Everything else is supplies.
Morning Drive
finish loading plane.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Two Steps Forward...
Whew... one thing is for sure. Anything you thought you knew was for sure will change. Great news! We postponed take off until tomorrow for the reason of lack of local ground transportation, bad news? Nope. Late this morning we received an incredible donation from a local hospital of over $11,000 dollars of medical supplies, almost literally a ton of supplies. And more great news we got an upgrade. Our wonderful local company who was supplying us with a Falcon 10 has been able to acquire for us a Falcon 50! A much larger and capable plane to carry our supplies. That being said... we still need more supplies, specifically IV kits, suture kits, sterile drapes, and antibiotics, lots of antibiotics. This kind of stuff is not easy for the average person to get your hands on, but if you can or if you know someone that can, let us know ASAP. If you are local we will come get it. We also have a line some antibiotics at a wholesale price, and that's where you can help. Donations are a good way for you to personally make a difference.
Our ground transportation issues has been solved as well. I spoke with our contact doctor in the Dominican and he has procured transportation to the hospital for our supplies. We are also going to get some feel for the actual conditions on the ground in order to determine whether or not it is safe to bring our medical teams in. Safety first.
We have also gotten all the necessary flight clearances to get into the restricted airspace surrounding Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Looks like all systems go for early morning departure tomorrow.
As a last note, if may be possible to evacuate Americans that need extraction. If you know of a connection to accomplish this please email me.
Sean.
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