HEALTH SCIENCES BRIGADES -MAHAHUAL - 2013

Activities Report
Medical area
Activities were carried out multi-disciplinary social assistance to the population in Mahahual, Q. Roo, which were held from 14 to 17 March 2013, organized by the University Society "Salud en Movimiento (Health in Motion)", together with invited students of both races present Health areas, we had the help of Dr. Claudia Dominguez (Dentistry) and a Medical intern of the Anhuac Mayab University. We attended the population with services of Dentistry and Medicine. Respect to the members of the medical area had the support of two students of 2nd semester of Medicine (Fernando Barbosa and Jose Rafael Palma), five students of 4th semester of Medicine (Carolina Delgado, Ana Maria Sobrino, Sofia Aranda, Daniela Gonzalez and Luis David Gonzalez), three students of 6th semester (Grecia Pulido, Cesar Landero and Guilbardo Antonio Carrillo) and MPSS Fernando Cadena Meja. Patients were attended on 15 and 16 March from 9:00 hrs to 18:00 hrs, in facilities that were provided community residents, adapted basic clinic on the second floor of a local establishment. Detections were made and control of hypertension, treatment of patients already diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus II, during consultations was given recommendations to manage their disease through talks on diet and exercise; cases were treated equally Respiratory Infections, in allergies, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, muscle pain, skin conditions, among others, the most significant being the high rate of incidence of drug addicts in the population. Medical support was given Dentistry by screening their patients, by taking their blood pressure and its control, and the development of medical records of each patient treated, most patients came to receive medical treatment so as Dental. During the first day of consultation were treated about 170 patients, who received screening and treatment in both the Medical and Dental, during the second day were served about 150 patients equally. Medical students in their activities had the opportunity to practice and reinforce skills learned during their college education as taking vital signs, how to approach patients, how to treat them, how to talk and how to ask their conditions by U. Anhuac Mayab Ciencias de la Salud Medicina 1

conducting clinical history, was practiced together to MPSS the propaedeutic and semiology of patients patologies and their treatment employed. MPSS Fernando Cadena Meja

U. Anhuac Mayab

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I think Brigades were a success, the participation of the population was very satisfactory, is a community where the need is medical and dental care, because as a population in which the work is needed depends on tourism most of the time, the nearest health services are at Chetumal, Q. Roo and not all people have the resources to make the trips. It is a population to be considered when planning future events talking about Health Brigades. He also thanks the community of English-speaking people mostly from Canada who accomodated us and gave us things and the facilities in the town, who together with the Group "Salud en Movimiento (Health in Motion)" made these brigades were possible and they had the success. We also thank the authorities of the University and of the respective schools of Medicine and Dentistry for the facilities as to permit the students who went to this noble cause, in which everyone had a chance to learn and apply the knowledge acquired during academic preparation, many lessons learned, as well as strengthening the camaraderie, teamwork and especially friendships. MPSS Fernando Cadena Meja Universidad Anhuac Mayab

Medical Brigade Team

Dentistry Brigade Team

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 Mahahual Health Brigades Team March 2013

Universidad Anhuac Mayab Medicina y Odontologa

U. Anhuac Mayab

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