fakingpatience Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is everyone on the team safe after this latest earthquake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I've emailed EMEDPA, but I doubt he's got regular access to electronics to check it. I'll post an update if I hear anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 He is in an area that only has sat phone access. l think his only communication is with his family. They should be safe as the are living and working in tents and they are further away from this last epicenter. However there could always be landslides. You may have heard that an American helicopter went down today and is missing. It was working in a different but nearby area. It would be highly unlikely that any of the team would have been on,board. The marines,who were probably on board, as well as all of the people in Nepal, need your continued prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 EMED is safe, and in Kathmandu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoRyou Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 EMED is safe, and in Kathmandu. Good to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2015 JUST BACK. HOME FOR 8 HRS THEN 3 HR DRIVE TO RURAL SITE. WROTE 3 PAGE SUMMARY ON PLANE. WILL POST WHEN I CAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delco714 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks E. Glad you're back safe. Look forward to it. Hopefully you get some decent rest in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks E. Glad you're back safe. Look forward to it. Hopefully you get some decent rest in there! unlikely. work a few shifts then fly to SF for aapa... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm glad you are back safe and sound and I can wait to hear your stories. I just got off a plane from Spain and will need to be at work in the morning so I know how you are feeling with jet-lag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm glad you are back safe and sound and I can wait to hear your stories. I just got off a plane from Spain and will need to be at work in the morning so I know how you are feeling with jet-lag. yup. Kmandu to home was 4 flights and 23 hours not counting layovers...work a few days at my rural job then off to SF for aapa and need to finish a 40 page paper by 6/7. have about 25 so far. wrote some on the plane going there, but too tired on way back. will post info about trip soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpackelly Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 EMDPA-----I will be at the NSU table in the exhibit hall at AAPA and there is also a student alumni reception Sunday night. Hope to hear about the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 yup. Kmandu to home was 4 flights and 23 hours not counting layovers...work a few days at my rural job then off to SF for aapa and need to finish a 40 page paper by 6/7. have about 25 so far. wrote some on the plane going there, but too tired on way back. will post info about trip soon. Can wait to hear about all it. Saw only the two photos up by NYC-Medics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2015 EMDPA-----I will be at the NSU table in the exhibit hall at AAPA and there is also a student alumni reception Sunday night. Hope to hear about the trip. I will look for you in the exhibit hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 What did you do with the fractures (if any) requiring ORIF? Our only choice was airlifting or families carrying them to the nearest road (30-40 miles away) and getting to the orthopedic hospital in Kath by bus. I heard from Anil that the trails that we used have been heavily damanged. Are these people, where you worked, isolated now even for foot travel? You didn't make it up to Lapa did you? I heard their school was also gone. Private Helicopter . . . that was $10,000 / pop when I was there. Did they give you a break? Was Anil's daughter one of the 15 year old girl interpreter? I found the Nepalese to be super-human in their body weight / lifting power ratio. Can't wait to see your photos! I will probably not attempt to go since I don't feel the need is as acute now and upon my return I would loose my business and have to lay off 5 people. Next time I hope I can make it. I hope there is never a need for the next time. Here was my view of the Ganish: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted May 18, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted May 18, 2015 none of our fxs were surgical. most villages now are completely isolated by landslides. one of our mobile teams could not safely reach another village on foot. did not go to lapa. our helicopter was subsidized by the UN but still expensive. Anil's daughter Priya was one of the interpreters. have you ever been to dwarika? http://www.dwarikas.com/index.php?clicked_landing_page=1 we had dinner there the last night. it was awesome. our view ever day: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=genesh+1+nepal&FORM=HDRSC2#view=detail&id=36A0DEB7A8B5ACFB5A423DA9FC634983718791F4&selectedIndex=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 We had a banquet at "the most fancy place in Kathmandu" which may have been dwarika. We ate inside at a banquet room and I can't remember what the outside looked like. We are all looking forward to your photos and more stories when you get rested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted July 15, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted July 15, 2015 online article with a few pix coming out next week in Advance for PAs. stay tuned. will post a link when available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted July 20, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted July 20, 2015 http://nurse-practitioners-and-physician-assistants.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Nepal.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delco714 Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Wonderful article, E. Really enjoyed it. The wife and I really wish we got to go and will be pushing to go where next needed after a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 20, 2015 Author Moderator Share Posted August 20, 2015 article in the New Yorker on our trip: http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/dollars-to-disasters-the-gamble-of-emergency-relief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 article in the New Yorker on our trip: http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/dollars-to-disasters-the-gamble-of-emergency-relief Great story and you were quoted as well! I'm glad I got to make the introductions to Anil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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