106 ICE placement #13

First thing this morning Beth and I went to the Band office to talk to one of the council members. We spoke about population, health issues, housing issues, what the council does and how it works and what the community is planning for its economic future.

Then the other community nurse came into the community from Fort Frances to give us a teaching session on EKGs. Since these things are are almost like reading an entirely foreign language (you know, with the exception that you’re ability to read and diagnose something from it is what could be the difference between someone living and dying). So the way I look at it, the more people who teach me pointers about reading them, and the more I practice trying to read them, the better I will get at actually being able to read them and hopefully prevent patients from dying, or at least, from getting worse.

Tomorrow Beth and I planning on going to Fort Frances, and we are staying the night at “La Place Rendez Vous”. Should be fun!!