Today was a beautiful Spring day with bright sun and low winds. We decided it was time to do some Spring cleaning of the clinic. We had found several bottles of Lizol cleaner in the back room, some lemon and some rose-scented. We took the sheets off the beds and washed them, cleaned the plastic chairs and seat cushions, and wiped down all surfaces with the cleaner. Then we actually mopped the floor of the clinic. For a brief time, the clinic smelled like roses.
In our personal medical and survival kit, we have a roll of duct tape. Duct tape is universally useful in wilderness medicine. In fact, I've attended and given lectures on wilderness medicine uses for duct tape, zip ties, and safety pins. However, a whole roll of duct tape is heavy but the Ace Hardware store in Beacon Hill stocks smaller rolls in funky colors and patterns. Before leaving, we got a couple of these rolls one of which is wavy rainbow colored.
On the clinic floor is a line made from duct tape which we use to give patients the heel-toe ataxia test (like the old drunk driving test). The current duct tape is tired and worn, so we decided to replace it with some of the rainbow tape. I would have called it the "psychedelic hippie line" but Chris Hill has dubbed it the less politically-correct "gay pride line." Either way, we have left our mark on the clinic - literally.
In our personal medical and survival kit, we have a roll of duct tape. Duct tape is universally useful in wilderness medicine. In fact, I've attended and given lectures on wilderness medicine uses for duct tape, zip ties, and safety pins. However, a whole roll of duct tape is heavy but the Ace Hardware store in Beacon Hill stocks smaller rolls in funky colors and patterns. Before leaving, we got a couple of these rolls one of which is wavy rainbow colored.
On the clinic floor is a line made from duct tape which we use to give patients the heel-toe ataxia test (like the old drunk driving test). The current duct tape is tired and worn, so we decided to replace it with some of the rainbow tape. I would have called it the "psychedelic hippie line" but Chris Hill has dubbed it the less politically-correct "gay pride line." Either way, we have left our mark on the clinic - literally.
No comments:
Post a Comment