4-29-2010: A lot happened since the 24th from seeing the local nationals to politics within the services. One of the pleasant experiences was dealing with a canadian soldiers who lost her ring finger while fixing her HumV. She told the physical therapy doctor that she likes to play hockey and was interested in getting a hockey glove for the job of a goalkeeper. The physical therapist came to the dental clinic and requested for a dentists services so we can possibly fabricate an impression of her hand so it could be sent to a tailor. I used alginate and made an impression of her hand and poured stone in the impression. I believe both the therapist and the patient were happy.
Another interesting experience was dealing with a 13 year old kid who was involved in a bomb blast. Again one of the doctors came and asked for our assistance to get this kid checked for sheared off teeth due to the blast. He had lacerations on the left side of his face, the lip, the cheeks and some on his neck. His limbs were intact. I was told that he belonged to a Taliban village and was taking care of his grandfathers poppy seed growing business. The blast sheared off 4 of his permanent teeth but only the canine in the mandible was still attached and was annoying if touched with his tongue. We took that tooth and 3 of the existing roots in the maxilla which were going to be a potential infection hazard for future. He cried and grabbed his head with both of his hands. The interpreter said "Khulla Khulast" and he opened and it took us about 2 hours to get those broken teeth out of his mouth. What a brave little kid but God knows how long he is going to live in this IED sprayed country. I felt bad about the young kids who had to live in this hell hole.
Politics within the different services of the Military. I learnt that there is fine line between NAVY, Air Force and the ARMY not to mention the off shoots like the Special Forces and the Marines. I guess the need to correctly use or abuse the power is always been a Man's Passion. May Waheguru give me calm mind and patience to deal with this Mess.
Another interesting experience was dealing with a 13 year old kid who was involved in a bomb blast. Again one of the doctors came and asked for our assistance to get this kid checked for sheared off teeth due to the blast. He had lacerations on the left side of his face, the lip, the cheeks and some on his neck. His limbs were intact. I was told that he belonged to a Taliban village and was taking care of his grandfathers poppy seed growing business. The blast sheared off 4 of his permanent teeth but only the canine in the mandible was still attached and was annoying if touched with his tongue. We took that tooth and 3 of the existing roots in the maxilla which were going to be a potential infection hazard for future. He cried and grabbed his head with both of his hands. The interpreter said "Khulla Khulast" and he opened and it took us about 2 hours to get those broken teeth out of his mouth. What a brave little kid but God knows how long he is going to live in this IED sprayed country. I felt bad about the young kids who had to live in this hell hole.
Politics within the different services of the Military. I learnt that there is fine line between NAVY, Air Force and the ARMY not to mention the off shoots like the Special Forces and the Marines. I guess the need to correctly use or abuse the power is always been a Man's Passion. May Waheguru give me calm mind and patience to deal with this Mess.
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