Medical preparation for a church camp (June 2013)
Content
Roles and responsibilities
Medicine and Equipment
List of cases
Emergency planning
A word of encouragement
This documentation is a record of my preparation for my church camp in June 2013
I am the only doctor in my church. I have been the church camp for the last few years. In June 2013 my church held a camp at Awana hotel at Genting highlands, Malaysia. It was a 4 day 3 night camp. There were about 230 participants , ages ranging from young kids to elderly.
Roles and responsibilities
1. I was to attend to any medical needs arising from the camp. Church members who have chronic illness are expected to bring their own medications.
2. I am BCLS and AED trained. If need be I am to perform basic cardiac life support for cardiac arrest and airway obstruction. We did not have any AED machine and did not plan to have any.
3. I was assisted by a homemaker who was a staff nurse. She was familiar with the equipment and contents of the medical kit. Her BCLS has expired.
Medicine and Equipment
I divided my contents into 2 boxes . Each box cover is labeled with the contents for easy reference. Every morning, I would bring the boxes to the conference hall because of its central location to all other activities. Every night I will bring the boxes back to my hotel room because I may be called to attend to the sick. And indeed I have been called in my room a few times.
Content
Roles and responsibilities
Medicine and Equipment
List of cases
Emergency planning
A word of encouragement
This documentation is a record of my preparation for my church camp in June 2013
I am the only doctor in my church. I have been the church camp for the last few years. In June 2013 my church held a camp at Awana hotel at Genting highlands, Malaysia. It was a 4 day 3 night camp. There were about 230 participants , ages ranging from young kids to elderly.
Roles and responsibilities
1. I was to attend to any medical needs arising from the camp. Church members who have chronic illness are expected to bring their own medications.
2. I am BCLS and AED trained. If need be I am to perform basic cardiac life support for cardiac arrest and airway obstruction. We did not have any AED machine and did not plan to have any.
3. I was assisted by a homemaker who was a staff nurse. She was familiar with the equipment and contents of the medical kit. Her BCLS has expired.
Medicine and Equipment
I divided my contents into 2 boxes . Each box cover is labeled with the contents for easy reference. Every morning, I would bring the boxes to the conference hall because of its central location to all other activities. Every night I will bring the boxes back to my hotel room because I may be called to attend to the sick. And indeed I have been called in my room a few times.
|
Contents of box 1
Medicines Panadol Loratidine lomotil stemetil Volatren SR 75mg dextromethorphan tablets omeprazole dorithricin lozenges hydrocortisone 1% cream betamethasone 0.1% cream momethasone cream oracorte E cream hypromellose eye drops lactulose ketoprofen plaster Equipement Laderal mask thermometer scissors A5 paper disposable spoons (2.5ml/5ml ) |
Contents of Box 2
Medicines Chlorhexidine cream panadol syrup promethazine syrup Burnaid Equipment Dressing Packs Chorhexidine wash satchets Gauze micropore crepe bandage triangle bandage disposable gloves handiplast opsite |
Loose equipment separately packed
Glucometer with its accessories Welch Allyn Pocket Junior set - otoscope & Ophthalmoscope Automated Blood pressure machine Spare batteries stethoscope |
List of cases
The nurse & I attended to a total of 18 cases
|
Cases
1st day of camp Flu Flu Eczema Diarrhea 2nd day kid with flu Allergy rhinitis Muscle pain Rhinitis Scratches injuries Flu Eczema 3rd day Traumatic blister Tension headache Abrasion 4th day Diarrhea Eczema Muscle ache after sports Kid with Diarrhea |
Treatment
Panadol, loratidine, Lozenges loratidine, DMP mometasone cream lomotil Panadol promethazine loratidine Panadol loratidine chlorhexidine cream loratidine & lozenges betamethasone cream opsite voltaren & omeprazole chlorhexidine wash lomotil hydrocortisone cream examination only, conservative management advice to parents, conservative management |
Emergency Evacuation
I had to do a little research on the possible hospitals where church members who fell seriously will could be treated. My Malaysian medical colleague recommended Universiti Malaya Medical Centre as the preferred hospital and Gleneagles as the alternative. Both hospitals were about more than an hour drive from the hotel depending on the traffic
Preferred hospital
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
51.3km from Camp
Alternative
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre
41.7km from Camp
I had to do a little research on the possible hospitals where church members who fell seriously will could be treated. My Malaysian medical colleague recommended Universiti Malaya Medical Centre as the preferred hospital and Gleneagles as the alternative. Both hospitals were about more than an hour drive from the hotel depending on the traffic
Preferred hospital
Universiti Malaya Medical Centre
51.3km from Camp
Alternative
Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre
41.7km from Camp
An encouragement
If you belong to a small church, very likely you will be the only doctor or nurse in the church. If you attend church regularly, and I hope you do, your opinion on medical stuff will be keenly sought and you will be invited to help out in church activities. All churches need help in many ministries. But medical help is one special area where your profession is a necessity. Be glad that God has trained you to serve.
Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
article 1st pubished on 1 Oct 2013
by Benjamin Cheah
If you belong to a small church, very likely you will be the only doctor or nurse in the church. If you attend church regularly, and I hope you do, your opinion on medical stuff will be keenly sought and you will be invited to help out in church activities. All churches need help in many ministries. But medical help is one special area where your profession is a necessity. Be glad that God has trained you to serve.
Philippians 4:6-7
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
article 1st pubished on 1 Oct 2013
by Benjamin Cheah