Today 's my second day at the camp, and this time I at least have some idea what to expect based on my [experience yesterday](/blurred-lines/). This time though, I 'm interpreting for an American pediatrician who has volunteered for the mission (Thanks Dr. John!).
As I mentioned last time, the Zaatari refugee camp is just enormous - I can 't wrap my head around the scale of the camp as we approach it for the second time. I look into the distance and can 't see the end of the camp even though the terrain is completely flat.
We get to the clinic, and we make our way to the back hallway where all the physicians are, unlike the emergency room which faces right into the waiting room. However, it seems pediatrics works a little differently - with
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It took several minutes for the doctor to explain the lifelong effects of Down syndrome, and several more for me to translate it all to the patient. In some ways, it seems like birth defects are so common and not well understood that there isn 't much social stigma associated.
The biggest antipattern I 've noticed so far is overdressing children, and especially infants when they have a fever. Today the temperature outside is almost 100F, and the babies with fevers are dressed with 3 layers of thick winter clothes and wrapped with another 3 or 4 layers of blankets and coverings. When discussing it with the parents however, it makes sense because of the chills that are associated with fever.
There was a child who had an innocent heart murmur. It was actually somewhat surprising to me that I could hear it so clearly, and the child cooperating definitely helped.
Something I found uplifting was how caring some parents were for their children, especially in these conditions. One example was a parent who brought their child in for some sort of allergic reaction to insect bites which happened just an hour earlier when her child was playing
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Even in the US you see relatively frequent cases of abuse popping up, but here it seemed like most parents were caring with their children, or at least hands-free. Parents are generally cooperative, interested in their child 's care, and the children and parents are usually smiling. Some parents were even rather educated and came in knowing their child had tonsil inflammation and listed out the symptoms rather precisely. Others knew what medication they wanted and just asked for it straight out, probably from past experience or from the neighbors since disease is so common here. Just looking at their charts, on average it looks like the children visit the doctor every month or
After reading the short story Ten Hours I found many differences and similarities to real life Concentration Camps, but first, if you don’t know about history research shows that you will be “Lost in Time.” As we all know Concentration Camps started in between 1933 and 1945, Also in the short story Ten Hours it takes place in 1942.
I witness a nurse getting on the floor with a patient and taking the time to play with the patient. The patient had the biggest smile on her face. Staff would walk around singing children 's songs, therapist were in rooms with hand puppets and other types of therapeutic activities to stimulate the patient. Family members that were visiting did not just visit their loved ones; they also visit with other patients, families, nurses and therapist. The patients there were happy, most were unable to speak or move due to their medical disabilities. Looking around their rooms, were amazing it was like walking into any little girl’s or boys room all age appropriate. Many community organizations have donated to the “Children Place”, so the children would have a place just like they were at home. Overall, it was one of the friendliest places I have
The hours of many physicians are long and irregular as the job entails caring for many different patients who have different needs. While working in a hospital, pediatrics is collaborative specialty meaning one must work with other medical specialists and healthcare professionals to improve heath and emotional needs of adolescents. If a child has a heart condition, a pediatrician must meet with a cardiologist to produce a plan that would benefit the young patient’s heart. Pediatricians in a hospital sett...
On the first evening of service, I was prepared, yet scared that I would say something wrong or the children there would not accept my ideas. When I arrived, the group was small, as promised since it was a Saturday and many of the hospital guests were out with their parents or home for a fun weekend of activities. The children and youth who were there, however, gathered 'round for some of the activities I had planned. First, I made it a point to learn everyone's name which meant that I p...
Pediatricians mainly treat patients that are infants, and sometimes examine newborn babies to make sure the child is perfectly healthy and has no questionable health related issues after he or she has been delivered (Halm para. 13). Along with examining children, pediatricians treat patients with minor injuries, treatable illnesses, growth and development concerns, and many other health related issues(“Pediatrician” para. 1). Many skills are needed to complete the tasks tha...
Down syndrome is a very common disorder now a day’s, but not many know what it actually is. Down syndrome was a topic that was not as common back in that day. “John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly
...y studies I have found Down Syndrome to be a rare, yet present condition that can be found in all parts of the world. Most people might look at the individual infected and tell themselves how lucky they are , not to have to go through what most of them do. But tell me this, how many will actually take the time to better understand the situation and actually see what makes them who they are? It's human nature to ignore or criticize the unknown, this will always be true to a certain point. Just as the truth will always remain the same, in that these people are beautiful human beings that deserve the same respect and rights as anyone else.
In 1886, physician John Langdon Down was the first scientist to identify Down syndrome. Down was the administrator of a mental institute for children in Surrey, England. From his observations and work at the institute, he was able to identify a set of children who exhibited characteristics such as short nose, broad flat face, short and broad hands, which are features commonly identified with Down syndrome. He later wrote an essay entitled “Observations of the Ethnic Classification of Idiots” in which he asserts the notion that it was possible to classify different types of health conditions through race. His essay included his now famous classification of what is today known as Down syndrome, which he categorized as the Mongol...
Many people believe, from common knowledge, that having a Down syndrome cannot be prevented and that it is genetic. This was proved w...
Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you, and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life"(Burke, C., n.d.). Where special education is concerned, one must always remember that exceptional learners are different, not less.
A refugee is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their country due to political or religious reasons, or due to threat of war or violence. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 2.9 million more than in 2013. The other 5.1 million Palestinian refugees are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With the displacement of so many people, it is difficult to find countries willing to accept all the refugees. There are over 125 different countries that currently host refugees, and with this commitment comes the responsibility of ensuring these refugees have access to the basic requirements of life; a place to live, food to eat, and a form of employment or access to education. Currently, the largest cause of refugees is the Syrian civil war, which has displaced over 2.1 million people. As a country of relative wealth, the United States should be able to provide refuge for many refugees, as well as provide monetary support to the refugees that they are not able to receive.
Down syndrome is a medical condition where extra genetic material physically and mentally delays the way that a child develops (KidsHealth). Laws have been put in place to ensure that children with disabilities, including Down syndrome, are guaranteed to a free public education (National Down Syndrome Society). However, students typically at the elementary level, do not completely understand that other students with disabilities are just like them, regardless of their disability. It is more beneficial for students with down syndrome or those with other disabilities if teachers and administrators educated other students on how people with disabilities learn and function (National Down Syndrome
Nationality is between a country and a person, sometimes the people who are no relate to any country, call stateless. Also some of the stateless can be refugees, these two groups of people is care by UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). Nationless is a very big problem; it may affect more than 10 billion people in this world. Everyone in the world can be having their human right, but some activity in country only able nationals to participate, for example: election. Also much of the stateless didn't have their right, they may never get the ID of the country, just get in to jail, losing the chance of education and health services or can’t get a job (UNHCR, 2014). This article is talking about what power of the nation states has to manage issues and effect the beyond national boundaries. By the refugee Convention (1967), refugees can be applying t person who is fear to persecute by race, religion, nationality, or the member of a social group and government. In this person is don't want himself protect by that country who fear, also don't want to return to that country. By the divide of UNHCR, there are four types of people, which they care: Asylum-Seeker, Stateless people, Internally Displaced People and Returnees. Asylum-Seeker refers to the person who is finding the international protection, not all the asylum-seeker final can be a refugee, but all the refugees begin is an asylum-seeker. Stateless people refer to who are not relating to any country and national. Internally displaced people refer to the people who are forced to leave their home because of the wars, or some human problem, and getting in to another country from the border. Returnees refer to the people who return to their own country, they are supported by UNHCR when they arrive (UNHCR, 2014). The nation state is a country; they have the political legitimacy from serving as a sovereign entity. A country is mix by culture and nation that mean a nation state may in the same place. Much of the nation state is forms by a people with a polity
Each day, medical research is taken to new and improved levels changing life as we know it. The experiments grow ─along with technology─ and shape this world for the better. Since no one in this world is alike, treatments are being discovered to take care of patients in their own ways. To fit with all these differentiated needs, healthcare has been broken up into multiple categories. Each section is specifically responsible for the unique care of patients but the end goal over all, is the same (treating others). One of the best known units of healthcare that is needed today is Pediatrics. Children under the age of five in America receive better healthcare from their pediatrician than an average family doctor. The specialist in the medical field came to this conclusion by stating that a pediatrician has the specialized knowledge needed in caring for the youth population. As I prove this study to be factual, my research paper will explain how pediatrics came about over time, how much of an alteration there is between a pediatrician and a family doctor, and why this particular care is essential to all children.
“During WWII, European refugees fled to Syria. Here's what the camps were like.” Public Radio International,