AMDA International Haiti relief team to start work in second center

The Haiti relief team is to start operations at Gonaives, some 60km further north than St Marc.  This area has a large population of Spanish speakers, many ex Cuban.  AMDA Colombian volunteers clearly would be of great assistance in this area 

Injuries at St.Marc currently being seen include multiple fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains, intracranial injuries, internal injuries of chest, abdomen and pelvis, open wounds, broken skulls, burns, injuries to nerves, spinal cords and blood vessels.  Paraplegic conditions are also seen.  Pressure of demand at St Marc is taxing facilities to the limit.  The team has been assisting not just medically / surgically, but also in administration, patient records and patient organization.

B.C.Children's Hospital nurse Martin Ward and Kathleen Firth from Edmonton Alberta have now joined the team